FDA approves antidepressant Lexapro for adolescents
Friday, March 20, 2009 - 18:07
in Mathematics & Economics
The decision comes after Justice Department allegations that the drug's maker, Forest Laboratories, had improperly induced pediatricians to prescribe it and a similar pill, Celexa. Just weeks after prosecutors accused Forest Laboratories Inc. of illegally marketing its antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro to children and paying pediatricians kickbacks, U.S. health regulators Friday approved Lexapro for depression in kids.