HealthDay (2/23, Mozes) reports, “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another pointed warning about the dangers posed by tianeptine, an antidepressant that is not approved for any type of medical treatment in the United States.” Topping this “list of possible risks from taking the drug: accidental poisoning and addiction.” The FDA stated in the warning, “In the U.S., reports of bad reactions and unwanted effects involving tianeptine are increasing. … Poison control center cases involving tianeptine exposure have increased nationwide, from 11 total cases between 2000 and 2013 to 151 cases in 2020 alone.
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— “FDA Warns of Rising Dangers of Unapproved Drug Tianeptine “Alan Mozes, CNN, February 23, 2022