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Effexor Restrictions Getting Tougher

Perhaps, in a foreshadowing of things to come, U.K. regulators recommended physicians restrict the use of Effexor due to side effects that may hurt the heart and other problems that could require more careful monitoring than other anti-depressants. The news of these new restrictions also caused the stocks of parent company Wyeth to fall 3 percent yesterday. England's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency announced there should be stronger warnings about withdrawal...