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Study finds rapid weight gain among children taking Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel
Children and adolescents who are prescribed a type of psychiatric drug known as atypical antipsychotics face an increased risk of rapid weight gain and other metabolic changes, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. According to the authors of the study, these changes could increase the children’s risk of diabetes, hypertension or other related conditions. More »
Risperdal, other drugs not effective at treating aggression, study finds
A new study has revealed that antipsychotic drugs such as Risperdal, Seroquel or Zyprexa may be ineffective at treating the symptoms of aggression. The authors of the study, which was published in the British journal The Lancet, say that doctors may wish to re-evaluate how they prescribe these drugs to patients based on its findings.
Risperdal, other drugs not effective at treating aggression, study finds
A new study has revealed that antipsychotic drugs such as Risperdal, Seroquel or Zyprexa may be ineffective at treating the symptoms of aggression. The authors of the study, which was published in the British journal The Lancet, say that based on its findings, doctors may wish to re-evaluate how they prescribed these drugs to patients.
Attorney general files Risperdal lawsuit over improper marketing
The attorney general of Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Risperdal, accusing the companies of promoting the antipsychotic drug for unapproved uses. The Risperdal lawsuit filed by Dustin McDaniel is attempting to recoup money spent by the state’s Medicare program on unnecessary prescriptions for the drug.
Psych drugs may have contributed to Cho’s rampage at Va. Tech
Cho Seung-Hui, who murdered 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech before killing himself on April 16, is drawing the attention of gun-control advocates. But his medicine cabinet is also of some interest since psychiatric drugs have been linked with dozens of school shootings in the last two decades