Important finding on the relationship between weight loss drugs and suicidal ideation

adminApril 17, 2024September 19, 202402 mins

A study by the European Union’s Medicines Agency found no evidence of a link between weight-loss drugs and suicidal thoughts. The regulator conducted a nine-month investigation into diabetes and weight-loss drugs. After examining the available evidence, the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (which looks at the harms of medicines) said that no…

Investigation of Danish drug-induced suicidal ideation cases

adminJuly 10, 2023September 14, 202402 mins

Photo courtesy: Reuters file photo. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched an investigation after reports of suicidal thoughts from the Danish pharma company’s drugs. According to the news agency, the EMA investigation includes Danish Pharma’s diabetes and weight loss drugs. In Iceland, three cases of suicidal thoughts have been reported from the Danish pharmaceutical…