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John B. Edwards III ’10 was a sophomore preparing for a medical career and training for the Boston Marathon when he committed suicide in November 2007.
In August 2007, Edwards again saw the nurse practitioner, Marianne Cannon, who diagnosed Edwards with an anxiety disorder, later prescribing the antidepressants Prozac and then Wellbutrin, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit, filed by his father, John B. Edwards II, alleges that his son sought care at UHS in June 2007, “frustrated because he could not study for as long a period as his friends.” A nurse practitioner at UHS diagnosed Edwards with attention...
It goes on to allege that Edwards was also taking Accutane, a powerful anti-acne drug, so that in November 2007—the month during which Edwards committed suicide—he was simultaneously taking Accutane, Adderall, Prozac, and Wellbutrin.
An earlier version of the Dec. 4 news article "Family Sues Harvard Over Son's Suicide" incorrectly stated that the drug allegedly perscribed to John B. Edwards III to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was not named in the lawsuit filings. In fact, the drug, Adderall, was named in the...