Suicide Data Incorrectly Reported in Drug Trials, Suit Claimed


For many years GlaxoSmithKline and its predecessor, SmithKline Beecham, marketed Paxil as an antidepressant that would reduce the risk of suicide in depressed patients. The results of the company's clinical trials, presented to the Food and Drug Administration in 1989, suggested Paxil was far safer than a placebo.



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