144. Why SSRIs Won’t Get Pulled Off the Market (and Why RFK Can’t Ban Them)
TL;DR: Removing a drug from the market is hard and takes a long-ass time.
It seems that with the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, I’m going to become much more embroiled in politics than I ever cared to be, given that antidepressants have become a primary political football.
Immediately after RFK’s confirmation, on February 13, 2025, Trump issued an executive order…
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