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Clozaril
Link Found Between Antipsychotic Drugs and Weight Gain
Feb 13, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
In what may be a major breakthrough for the research and development of antipsychotic drugs, brain scientists at Johns Hopkins University believe...
Antipsychotic Drug Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Jul 3, 2006
| Ivanhoe Newswire
According to a study conducted at University of Rochester Center in N.Y., patients who are taking clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic drug,...
Adult anti-psychotics can worsen troubles
May 2, 2006
| USA Today
Evan Kitchens, a cheerful fourth-grader who loves basketball and idolizes his 16-year-old brother, had been hospitalized for mental illness by the...
New antipsychotic drugs carry risks for children
May 2, 2006
| USA Today
Nancy Thomas remembers the bad old days when she had to wear long-sleeve clothes to church to cover bite marks all over her arms from her daughter...
A rush to overprescribe?
May 2, 2006
| USA Today
Rising numbers of U.S. children are taking a new generation of anti-psychotic drugs called atypicals. Although the six drugs: Clozaril, Risperdal,...
For foster kids, oversight of prescriptions is scarce
May 2, 2006
| USA Today
Foster children are of special concern to some experts who fear atypical anti-psychotics may be prescribed without the careful oversight usually...
Study Finds Hyperglycemia Linked to Antipsychotic Medications – Validates Prior Research and Zyprexa Litigation Claims
Dec 1, 2005
| www.Newsinferno.com
A new study at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, Connecticut found that those taking atypical antipsychotic drugs may be at risk for...
FDA Issues Warning on Drug Use by Elderly
Apr 11, 2005
| AP
Elderly patients with dementia were significantly more likely to die prematurely if taking certain anti-psychotic drugs, the government said Monday...
Deaths with Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients with Behavioral Disturbances
Apr 11, 2005
| www.fda.gov
The Food and Drug Administration has determined that the treatment of behavioral disorders in elderly patients with dementia with atypical (second...
Schizophrenia Drugs May Pose Diabetes Risk
Jan 4, 2005
| Dow Jones
Novartis AG's schizophrenia medicine Clozaril and Eli Lilly & Co.'s Zyprexa may increase the risk of diabetes, according to a study released Monday...
