A popular asthma tablet linked to cases of suicidal thoughts and depression in children will now be sold with side effect warnings inside its packaging.
In 2017, the ABC revealed parental concerns about the medication.
Vanessa Sellick’s son Harrison had been taking the drug since he was two years old and suffered serious behavioral changes.
“Harrison was four years old when he started making comments about wanting to die, wishing that he was dead, that he was a piece of garbage — he had terrible self-loathing,” Ms Sellick said.
She has been campaigning to have better warnings about the drug, as well as more education for doctors.
Following a review of its safety, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has decided that information about the drug’s side effects should be included in boxes.
The TGA also wants health authorities to include warnings in guidelines for health professionals, and called for better monitoring of how many kids might be suffering serious side effects.