Drug Funding Withdrawals Prescription for Trouble, Say Doctors

Two Prozac-like drugs will have Government funding withdrawn this week, prompting claims from psychiatrists that some patients could be at risk of relapsing into severe depression. Celapram and Cipramil, which both contain citalopram, an antidepressant agent related to Prozac, will not be subsidized by drug funding agency Pharmac from Wednesday.

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