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FDA Warns Pfizer Over Geodon Study
Apr 21, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to drug maker Pfizer Inc over a number of “failures” that resulted in...
Antipsychotic Drugs' Effects On Kids Need More Study, FDA Panel Says
Dec 7, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
We’ve been following the issue of prescribing psychotropic drugs to pediatric patients for some time, especially regarding efficacy and safety....
Pfizer's Illegal Promotion of Bextra and Other Drugs Results in Record Settlement, Guilty Plea
Sep 3, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc., have agreed to pay a record-setting $2.3 billion to settle claims arising from...
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...
Antipsychotic drug use among kids soars
May 2, 2006
| AP
The number of children taking antipsychotic medicines soared 73 percent in the four years ending in 2005, far outpacing the increase in adults,...
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...
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