The data, as reported by IMS Health, the largest and most credible source of prescribing data in the United States, is staggering: 274,804 babies, 370,778 toddlers and 500,948 preschoolers have been prescribed psychiatric drugs so powerful that they carry 386 international drug regulatory warnings. In total, the number of 0-5 year olds prescribed dangerous and life-threatening drugs psychiatric drugs is 1,080,168, all before most have ever entered kindergarten. IMS Health, a company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry breaks down the psychiatric child-drugging: ADHD Drugs—44 drug regulatory agency warnings 0-1 Years 1,422 2-3 Years 10,413 4-5 Years 181,023 Antidepressants—134 drug regulatory agency warnings 0-1 Years 26,406 2-3 Years 46,102 4-5 Years 45,822 Antipsychotics —72 drug regulatory agency warnings 0-1 Years 654 […] Read More
