Lawsuits Allege Abilify Caused Impulse-Control Problems
Abilify Lawsuits Allege Gambling Addiction, Compulsive Behaviors Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals are facing lawsuits alleging that the antipsychotic medication Abilify caused impulse-control problems, including pathological gambling. Litigation continues to mount as cases are consolidated into a federal … [Read more...]
Invega Linked to Serious Side Effects Such As Gynecomastia
Invega is a popular antipsychotic medication increasingly associated with serious side effects such as gynecomastia, or male breast growth. Invega, known also by its generic name, paliperidone, is manufactured and distributed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J). … [Read more...]
Invega Associated with Gynecomastia
Antipsychotic Invega Tied to Male and Lactating Breasts. The antipsychotic medication, Invega (paliperidone), has been associated with mounting, serious injury reports, including a condition known as gynecomastia (male breasts). Invega is manufactured and distributed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & … [Read more...]
Clozaril Side Effects May Cause Diabetes
Clozaril May Cause Diabetes. Clozaril is an Atypical Antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia. Clozaril (Generic: Clozapine) was approved by the FDA on April 28, 1997 is manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Clozaril has been linked with diabetes, hyperglycemia and pancreatitis. These findings, from researchers at Duke … [Read more...]
FDA Updates Abilify Label to Include Compulsive Behaviors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the warning label on Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Aristada and generic aripiprazole to include information about compulsive behavior. According to the safety announcement, there have been reports of uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop and have sex in patients taking … [Read more...]
Impulse Control Risk and Antipsychotic Drug Warning by FDA
Antipsychotic Drug Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. Antipsychotic drugs, such as Abilify (aripiprazole), are prescription drugs used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Tourette's disorder and certain manifestations of autistic disorder. The positive results are the restoration of the balance of certain natural … [Read more...]
Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes
Antipsychotic Drugs Black Box Warning. Use of antipsychotic drugs like Risperdal and Seroquel to control dementia patients has risen in recent years, despite the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) "black box" warning labels that these drugs can increase the risk of death for elderly dementia sufferers. About 30% of nursing home … [Read more...]
Antipsychotic Drug Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Antipsychotic Drug May Cause Metabolic Syndrome. According to a study conducted at University of Rochester Center in N.Y., patients who are taking clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic drug, have significantly higher rates of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that can increase the risk for … [Read more...]
Elderly May Be At Greater Risk from Older Antipsychotic Drugs
Older Antipsychotic Drugs. A federally funded study shows that conventional antipsychotic drugs may be as unsafe or worse for the elderly than the newer drugs that the FDA warned about earlier this year. In April, the FDA asked drug makers to add warning labels to their newer antipyschotics because studies showed that elderly … [Read more...]
Antipsychotic Drug Lawsuit Launched
Lawsuit Over Antipsychotic Drug. Two Albertans who took the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa and then developed diabetes have launched a lawsuit against drug giant Eli Lilly & Co. A third person the spouse of a man who claims he developed diabetes after taking the drug is also named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The suit alleges … [Read more...]
FDA Warns Of Antipsychotic, Antihistamine Drug Mixup
FDA Warns Of Antipsychotic Drug Mixup. The Food and Drug Administration is warning health- care professionals and consumers about prescribing and dispensing errors between two drugs with similar names. The errors have occurred between Zyprexa, an antipsychotic drug made by Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) and Zyrtec, an antihistamine … [Read more...]
