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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Are you as smart as a behavioral health professional? #2 - Antidepressants for adolescents
Question: What is the only FDA approved antidepressant for adolescents and children?
A: St. John's Wart
B: Prozac (fluoxetine)
C: Resperidol
D: Zolot (sertraline)
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However, use of SSRI medications among children and adolescents ages 10 to 19 has risen dramatically in the past several years. Fluoxetine (Prozac) is the only medication approved by the FDA for use in treating depression in children ages 8 and older. The other SSRI medications and the SSRI-related antidepressant venlafaxine have not been approved for treatment of depression in children or adolescents, but doctors still sometimes prescribe them to children on an "off-label" basis. In June 2003, however, the FDA recommended that paroxetine not be used in children and adolescents for treating MDD.
Answer - B - Prozac (fluoxetine)
ReplyDeleteHowever, use of SSRI medications among children and adolescents ages 10 to 19 has risen dramatically in the past several years. Fluoxetine (Prozac) is the only medication approved by the FDA for use in treating depression in children ages 8 and older. The other SSRI medications and the SSRI-related antidepressant venlafaxine have not been approved for treatment of depression in children or adolescents, but doctors still sometimes prescribe them to children on an "off-label" basis. In June 2003, however, the FDA recommended that paroxetine not be used in children and adolescents for treating MDD.
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I was wrong...my guess was Zoloft. Then again, I don't work with Adolescents.
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