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Gun Laws Help Lower Suicides, not Murders, Among Children

FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Restrictive gun laws can decrease suicide rates among children and teenagers, but they don’t seem to lower their risk of being murdered, a new study says. States with laws r...

CDC: Suicide Leading Cause of Violent Deaths in 48 States and D.C. in 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – There were 70,688 violent deaths that occurred in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2021, more than half of which were suicides, according to research published in...

Survey Shows Loneliness Haunts Over 1 in 5 People

THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – Loneliness strikes more than a fifth of people worldwide, a new survey warns. In the Gallup survey published Wednesday, 23% of people said they felt lonely "a lot of the...

Some Environmental Toxicants Linked to Depressive Symptoms

TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Certain categories of environmental toxicants are associated with depressive symptoms, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open. Jianhui Guo, M.D.,...

After Cardiac Arrest, Women More Likely to Suffer Anxiety, Depression Than Men

TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Women who survive cardiac arrest are more likely to suffer anxiety or depression than male survivors, a new study warns. Data regarding the five-year health consequences of a...

FDA Approves Auvelity (dextromethorphan and bupropion) for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults

Auvelity is the first and only rapid-acting oral treatment approved with labeling of statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms compared to placebo starting at one week11-4...

Intra-Cellular Therapies Announces FDA Approval of New Dosage Strengths for Caplyta (lumateperone) for Specific Patient Populations

Caplyta label now includes dosage recommendations for specific patient populations; those with moderate or severe hepatic impairment and patients who are concomitantly taking moderate or strong...

FDA Approves Spravato (esketamine) CIII Nasal Spray to Treat Depressive Symptoms in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder with Acute Suicidal Ideation or Behavior

TITUSVILLE, N.J. – (August 3, 2020) – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug ...

FDA Approves Expanded Use of Vraylar (cariprazine) in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression

DUBLIN and BUDAPEST, Hungary, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) and Gedeon Richter Plc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a...

FDA Approves Zulresso (brexanolone) for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression

March 19, 2019 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zulresso (brexanolone) injection for intravenous (IV) use for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in adult women. This ...

FDA Approves Spravato (esketamine) Nasal Spray for Treatment-Resistant Depression

March 5, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray, in conjunction with an oral antidepressant, for the treatment of depression in adults who have...

FDA Approves Latuda (lurasidone HCl) for Bipolar Depression in Pediatric Patients (10 to 17 Years of Age)

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 6, 2018 – Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental New Drug...

FDA Approves Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole) Pill with Sensor to Digitally Track if Patients Have Ingested Their Medication

November 13, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first drug in the U.S. with a digital ingestion tracking system. Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor) has an...

Brintellix (vortioxetine) Renamed Trintellix (vortioxetine) in U.S. to Avoid Name Confusion

Deerfield, Ill., and Osaka, Japan (May 2, 2016) – Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) (collectively “Takeda”), and Lundb...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Brintellix (vortioxetine): Drug Safety Communication - Brand Name Change to Trintellix, to Avoid Confusion With Antiplatelet Drug Brilinta (ticagrelor)

ISSUE:  FDA has approved a brand name change for the antidepressant Brintellix (vortioxetine) to decrease the risk of prescribing and dispensing errors resulting from name confusion with the ...

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