News & Updates
Urgent News
- Do Not Use: Duloxetine (CYMBALTA). WorstPills.org [$15 subscription required] reviews the dangers of this extremely popular drug and discusses why you should not use it to treat depression, anxiety or pain. (June 3/12)
- Antipsychotics linked to childhood diabetes. (November 22/11)
- STRATTERA (atomoxetine) associated with increased blood pressure and increased heart rate. (October 24/11)
- Citalopram: dose-related heart risk confirmed by Health Canada. (January 30/12)
Recent News
June 11/13 — Rise in off-label use of antipsychotic drugs for B.C. youth soars, study says. See also
- Effect of antipsychotic drugs on children (including the rise in deaths with second generation antipsychotics); and
- List of antipsychotic drugs for adults prescribed to children.
May 31/13 — Time for a paradigm shift in psychiatric diagnosis
May 21/13 — Benzodiazepines may increase risk of CAP, mortality
May 21/13 — Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study
April 22/13 — Addiction to prescribed drugs: round table discussion
April 22/13 — Drug Reactions: The effectiveness of antidepressants
April 9/13 — Diagnosis: Human
April 9/13 — Top 10 drug advertising spends predict your doctor's “flavour of the month.”
April 8/13 — 'Deceitful' Big Pharma accused of putting lives at risk.
March 26/13 — Editorial: Assessing drugs a vital function.
March 26/13 — Drug reactions send 26,000 seniors to hospital.
March 26/13 — RxISK blog added to our Self-Help Resources.
March 18/13 — Open letter to Brown University re journal article misrepresenting efficacy and safety of paroxetine.
March 13/13 — Rethinking Depression (this three-part CBC series airs March 7, 14 and 21).
February 21/13 — An interesting take on overprescribing: drugged fish may upset dynamics of marine life.
February 13/13 — Overdoing Prevention: Beware of regular check-ups, healthism by numbers and genetic profiling.
February 8/13 — Inappropriate long-term use of antipsychotic drugs is common among people with dementia living in specialized care units.
Archived News
Older stories are archived on the Older Stories page.
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Updated: June 11, 2013
