# Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-05-top-fda-drug-official-is-trying-to-hire-a-friend-whos-seeking-a-bold-new-warning-5aec04/
- Published: 2026-03-05
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: decaturdaily
- Original report: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/national/top-fda-drug-official-is-trying-to-hire-a-friend-whos-seeking-a-bold-new/article_c6756abd-6d91-4d9b-a86a-4d3cdbecaa50.html
- Topics: depression
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration's top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has...

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