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Consumer Advocacy Group: Ban Serzone

A petition filed with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen contends that the anti-depressant Serzone should be withdrawn from the U.S. market because it has been associated with 11 deaths from drug-induced liver failure.

According to the petition, Serzone “appears to be one of the most dangerous antidepressants marketed.” Dr. Sidney Wolfe, author of the petition, writes that the FDA has counted 53 cases of severe liver damage, including the 11 deaths since the drug was introduced in 1994.

The FDA estimates that less than 10% of adverse drug events (ADEs) are reported to its monitoring system.

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