Most off-label antidepressant prescriptions lack strong scientific evidence

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Most off-label antidepressant prescriptions lack strong scientific evidence, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Read more here.

Off-label indications for antidepressants in primary care: descriptive study of prescriptions from an indication based electronic prescribing system, www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j603

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