Kid-Flavored Prozac

Ritalin may not be a gateway drug, but Prozac has been OK'ed for use by kids as young as seven years old.

According to Reuters, Prozac is the "first selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to receive approval for treating depression in children."

Among (m)any other questions, I'm left wondering if a desire to grow the market for Prozac, now competing with generics since its patent expired in 2001, is part of the mix here.

Link courtesy of Plastic, which also features a characteristically lively, free-wheeling conversation about the story.