[ponorin]

Fluoxetine is one of two medicines listed in WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for the treatment of depression since 2007 (use of other SSRIs are also allowed)[1]. The listing means it has proven to be safe and effective enough that WHO believes it should be readily available in every healthcare system. You will need much more than a Wikipedia article listing side effects for the entire drug class, without incidence rate, to convince people these drugs aren't what they seem.

Also relevant to this article, WHO since 2023 does not recommend Fluoxetine (or any antidepressants) for children younger than 12 years[2].

[1]: https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/17642505-ecd...

[2]: https://list.essentialmeds.org/recommendations/313

[BjoernKW]

The WHO hardly is a reliable, neutral source. It's a political organization that's subject to all sorts of outside influences.