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Antipsychotics Do More Harm than Good In Dementia Patients
Jun 24, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Antipsychotic drugs use to reduce symptoms of agitation, aggression, and violence in dementia patients is on the rise, as can be seen in soaring...
Antipsychotics Harmful for Dementia Patients
May 27, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Antipsychotics, even when taken for a very short time period, are likelier to land elderly people with dementia in the hospital. In some cases,...
Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Used Inappropriately, Prescribed too Often, Critics Charge
Feb 18, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Zyprexa, Seroquel, Abilify and other atypical antipsychotic drugs, meant to be used sparingly for severe mental illness like schizophrenia and...
Risperdal, Haldol and other Antipsychotic Drugs Little Help in Managing Aggression
Jan 4, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Antipsychotic drugs used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebos for most patients and...
Abuse of Risperdal, Seroquel, Other Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes Widespread
Dec 20, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Use of antipsychotic drugs like Risperdal and Seroquel to control dementia patients has risen in recent years, despite the Food and Drug...
Study: Seniors Face Risks with All Antipsychotic Drugs
Feb 27, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
For the last couple of years, there have been a lot of questions raised about the cost, effectiveness, and safety of second-generation (or atypical)...
Antipsychotic drugs linked to higher risk of death among seniors
Feb 26, 2007 | www.cbc.ca
Doctors should consider all antipsychotic medications to be equally risky for seniors, say researchers, who suggested additional warnings for the...
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 May Be Linked to Pituitary Tumors
Jul 13, 2006 | www.newstarget.com
A link may exist between the development of pituitary tumors and the use of some drugs commonly used to treat schizophrenia, according to research...
Antipsychotic drugs linked to pituitary tumors
Jun 3, 2006 | Medscape Medical News
Treatment with potent D2-receptor antagonists such as risperidone (Risperdal, Janssen-Ortho) may be associated with pituitary tumors, researchers...
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