NDLI: A Review of Recent FDA Drug Safety Communications for Pediatric Psychotropics

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Author	Kubiszyn, Thomas Mire, Sarah S.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	To alert professionals and consumers about safety risks associated with approved drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) periodically issues Drug Safety Communications, or DSCs (previously known as advisories, warnings, and health care professional letters). This review consolidates balanced information from 22 DSCs issued over the last 15 years by the FDA for drugs with pediatric indications (for any disorder) that are used to treat pediatric emotional and behavioral disorders (ADHD drugs, antipsychotics, antidepressants, and antiepileptics/anticonvulsants). A single-source document of pediatric DSCs for these drugs was needed because none existed previously; finding DSC information on the FDA website can be challenging; and other information sources (e.g., manufacturer or advocacy websites, blogs, other media reports) may lack the objectivity or accuracy that the FDA is charged to maintain. This consolidation is intended to enable better informed risk-benefit analysis around treatment selection and drug safety monitoring. For the 22 DSCs, we summarize the safety concerns, the populations affected, and when available from the FDA, the incidence of the adverse events, precursors, and factors that may increase or mitigate the risk of these very serious (e.g., sudden death, life-threatening rash, liver failure), but typically low incidence (<1 %) adverse events (cardiometabolic complications with atypical antipsychotics and suicidality with antidepressants are more common). This review does not address the far more common, but usually less serious, side effects that also accompany these drugs. Implications of this review for research and practice are discussed.
Starting Page	716
Ending Page	727
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10621024
Journal	Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume Number	23
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15732843
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-01-05
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Pediatric drug safety FDA warnings and advisories FDA Drug Safety Communications Pediatric adverse events Pediatric side effects Child and School Psychology Social Sciences Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Life-span and Life-course Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology

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