The Medical Freedom Channel

“The BBC television series Panorama accused pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline this week of covering test results that link the antidepressant, Paxil, with increased suicidal tendencies in teens. Paxil, Seroxat or Paroxetine, as the drug is generically known, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), and has been available on the U.S. market since 1992. Paxil was once GSK’s most profitable product-grossing $1.9 billion in 2005 alone. In 2004, GSK was faced with numerous class-action lawsuits in the both Europe and the United States on behalf of parents and children who claimed that the pharmaceutical company covered up evidence from clinical trials that suggested that Paxil was ineffective and even unsafe for juvenile use.” (01/31/07)