When I first read the headline that the FDA had approved the first anti-psychotic for use in children, I was, shall we say, apprehensive. When I read further into the story, I didn't feel any better.

I am not anti-medication when it comes to psychiatric ills, even in children. But neither am I a huge fan of the FDA. Their approval of a drug makes it seem completely safe in the eyes of most consumers. Over the past few years, however, we've found that that sense of security that consumers have in the FDA's approval of a drug may be misplaced (Vioxx, anyone?).

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