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posted 09/06/2008, comments (3)

Great News: Little Evidence That Taking Singulair Leads to Suicide

In March 2008, in a pre-emptive move, Merck announced that its allergy/asthma drug, Singulair, might cause some people to act on suicidal thoughts. They didn't have any scientific evidence yet, but anecdotal evidence from patients had been coming in. The risk was serious enough that they felt they should let the public know. However, the FDA... Read moreChevron
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An allergy is the immune system's over-reaction to a normally harmless substance called an allergen.

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