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'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression drugs
June 11, 2021
When antidepressants fail to rein in hard-to-treat depression, the common anesthetic most know as "laughing gas" might be a safe and effective alternative, new research suggests.
US study investigates how medicines can be removed from wastewater europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 13, 2020
New research has shown that technologies are available for US treatment plants to remove medicines from wastewater but that upgrades can be expensive.
Study finds antidepressants to be more effective than placebos europeanpharmaceuticalreview
February 26, 2018
Major international study – comprising largest amount of unpublished data to date – has found that antidepressants are more effective than placebos for short-term treatment of acute depression in adults.
Antidepressants polluting rivers building up in brains of fish pharmafile
September 08, 2017
A study of ecosystem of the Niagara River has discovered that antidepressants are building up in the brains of fish
Antidepressant use in pregnant women linked to small increase in autism worldpharmanews
July 25, 2017
A new study found that antidepressant medications taken during pregnancy may be linked to the development of autism in children - although the effect appears to be limited.