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500,000 Children Given Prozac-type Drugs

In a study presented at the 1999 annual meeting of the Pediatrics Academic Society, researchers concluded that about 500,000 children in the United States had been prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac. These drugs have not been approved for use in children.

More than 75% of doctors surveyed reported that they had subscribed SSRIs for children under 18.

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