Popular Prozac rival linked to 118 British deaths

An anti-depressant prescribed almost 200,000 times a year to Irish patients has been directly linked to 118 deaths in the UK.

Popular Prozac rival linked to 118 British deaths
Sat, 21 Aug, 2004 - 10:56

An anti-depressant prescribed almost 200,000 times a year to Irish patients has been directly linked to 118 deaths in the UK.

The drug is sold here under the name Efexor.

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