I think antidepressants are getting the spotlight because some (many) were approved with only a slim <10% improvement over a placebo... I think the same could be said about the congestion medication phenylephrine [1] (edit: added specific drug name. edit 2: added link)
I get the feeling that drug approval laxed for a good while and let these slip through
I get the feeling that drug approval laxed for a good while and let these slip through
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17264159/