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Drug company experts advised staff to withhold data about SSRI use in children

Canadian Medical Association JournalPublished 2 March 2004Open access
Wayne Kondro
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TL;DR

An internal document advised staff at the international drug giant GlaxoSmithKline to withhold clinical trial findings in 1998 that indicated the antidepressant paroxetine had no beneficial effect in treating adolescents.

Abstract

An internal document advised staff at the international drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to withhold clinical trial findings in 1998 that indicated the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil in North America and Seroxat in the UK) had no beneficial effect in treating adolescents. ![Figure][1]

Keywords

Psychology