Again, how dangerous prescribe antidepressant announce by FDA and Sanofi-Aventis.
Detail announcement: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm192655.htm

This time for Despiramine Hydrochloride (Norpramin) which used as depression treatment, especially for the patients with have family record of sudden death, cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiac conduction disturbances, and death in some patients.

Most chemical product have side effect.
For Norpramin which is family of drugs called tricyclic antidepressant, the side effect may occur:

- Anxiety
- Confusing
- Dizziness
- Dry mouth
- Frequent urination
- High blood pressure
- Hallucinations
- Hives
- Impaired coordination
- Irregular heartbeat
- Low blood pressure
- Numbness
- Rapid heartbeat
- Sensitivity to sunlight
- Sex drive changes
- Tingling
- Tremors

In clinical studies, antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and adolescents with depression and other psychiatric disorders.
Anyone considering the use of Norpramin or any other antidepressant in a child or adolescent must balance the risk with clinical need.
Therefore, Norpramin has not been studied in children.

Indviduals being treated with Norpramin and their caregivers should watch for any change in symptoms or any new symptoms that may appear suddenly; especially agitation, anxiety, hostility, panic, restlessness, extreme hyperactivity, and suicidal thinking or behavior.

Other side effect from Norpramin and for others antidepressant, nausea, headache, and uneasiness can result if the patients suddenly to stop using it.

Why this drug has FDA Approved before?

Even a drug that outright kills patients with a painful, horrifying death will now be FDA Approved.
There is no longer even the concept on safety standards at the FDA.
Now, there is merely avoidance of assessing safety.
The agency that was once tasked with actually regulating the drug industry has now become its largest marketing department.
The concept of drug ’safety’ is now history.
Any drug, no matter how dangerous, is now qualified for FDA approval.

In other words, the FDA seems protecting the public for ‘DANGEROUS HERBS’ while shirking safety responsibilities on truly dangerous prescription drugs.
In simple words: Everyone needs to be protected from Herbs and Nutritional Supplements, but no one needs to be protected from Prescription Drugs; just give some ‘medical notes/warning’ when fatal occur; No need to BAN or re-evaluate their ‘FDA Approval.’

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