Virtually no drug is licensed for use by the young, so a warning from a UK drugs watchdog about the antidepressant Seroxat (paroxetine) is perplexing.
Combinations of new style antidepressants can result in a toxic reaction known as serotonin syndrome, doctors have observed. ...
And speaking of new drugs, murmurs in the press have arisen about side effects of Glaxo's new wonder migraine drug sumatriptan on the eve of its launch in the UK. ...
More on the cholesterol debate (WDDTY Vol 3 No 1). ...
More than a headache, a migraine is a serious problem affecting millions of people worldwide - women three times more frequently than men. It is estimated that as much as 25-30 per cent of the female population has experienced migraines.
* Larium under investigation
The US army has launched a study into the side-effects of antimalarial drug mofloquine (Lariam) following allegations that the drug might be linked to suicides