Antipsychotic Drug Abilify May Lead to Gambling Addiction, Compulsive Behavior
Lawsuits Over Antipsychotic Drug Abilify Aripiprazole. Parker Waichman LLP is investigating potential lawsuits over Abilify (aripiprazole), an antipsychotic medication used to treat mental disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Tourette's disorder, and irritability associated with autistic disorder. The U.S. … [Read more...]
Risperdal Award Increased Over Delay Damages
Antipsychotic Drug Risperdal, Allegation. In a recent Risperdal (risperidone) gynecomastia lawsuit, a Pennsylvania judge has agreed to increase a $70 million award to over $76 million. Risperdal lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, by a family on behalf of their teenage son. The boy, … [Read more...]
Fifth Trial in Risperdal Lawsuit Underway in Philadelphia
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, are now facing a mass tort program alleging that serious side effects resulted from the use of its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal. The fifth trial currently underway in Philadelphia began with a family telling the jury that their adolescent son developed … [Read more...]
Antipsychotic Drug May Be Linked to Pituitary Tumors
Antipsychotic Drug Are Being Linked To Pituitary Tumors. A link may exist between the development of pituitary tumors and the use of some drugs commonly used to treat schizophrenia, according to research from Duke University Medical Center and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although a connection has been suspected for … [Read more...]
Antipsychotic Drug Linked to Pulmonary Embolism
Antipsychotic Drug May Cause Pulmonary Embolism. A case study published in the British Medical Journal suggests a common antipsychotic drug might have caused a pulmonary embolism in an otherwise healthy young man. A pulmonary embolism results when a blood clot that developed elsewhere in the body travels to the lung. The … [Read more...]
Geodon Link Diabetes
Geodon Linked To Diabetes. The Food and Drug Administration and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. warned doctors that the company's antipsychotic drug Geodon has been linked to extremely high blood sugar and diabetes. Pfizer's letter to doctors, announced on Tuesday, follows a September 2003 FDA request that manufacturers of the … [Read more...]
