FDA Antidepressant Review "Troubling"-- US Lawmaker

A U.S. congressional probe has raised "troubling questions" about whether regulators tried to keep secret information about a possible link between antidepressants and suicidal behavior in children, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Rep. Joe Barton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he may call a hearing to investigate if Food and Drug Administration (News - Websites) officials tried to hide a medical reviewer's conclusion that there was a link.

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