Paxil
Coverage of Paxil in the Nexus archive.
- RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to curb prescribing of antidepressants, which he falsely compared to heroin, at a Make America Healthy Again Institute event. Mental health experts have condemned his rhetoric and are pushing back on his new efforts. The event focused on 'overmedicalization' and claims that SSRIs are prescribed without informed consent and can be harmful.
- STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about RFK Jr. targeting antidepressants, J&J pushing an IBD drug, and more
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced initiatives to reduce the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressants. Johnson & Johnson is advancing a therapy for inflammatory bowel disease into late-stage testing despite initial results not showing statistically meaningful improvement. The initiatives aim to help patients get off medications and consider non-pharmaceutical interventions.