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GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Paxil, and the FDA remind doctors to carefully monitor patients for suicidal tendencies when taking Paxil. 
 
The results of a recent study suggest that the risk of suicide was higher for young adults taking the drug than those taking a placebo in the study. 
 
Warning labels on the drug do carry this information.

Suicide warning issued for young Paxil users

CNN International - 5/12/2006 5:53 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The antidepressant Paxil may raise the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, GlaxoSmithKline and the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday in a letter to doctors.
 
The warning letter was accompanied by changes to the labeling of both Paxil and Paxil CR, a controlled-release version of the drug, also called paroxetine
 
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