All Articles Tagged With: "Antipsychotics"
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Nursing Home Antipsychotic Misuse Cited in 2,500 Massachusetts Cases
About 2,500 Massachusetts nursing home residents are being given powerful and sometimes dangerous antipsychotic medications like Seroquel and Risperdal that they do not need, according to federal investigators.
Misleading Seroquel Weight Gain Statements Earn Ethics Violation in UK
British regulators say that some of AstraZeneca’s claims about the potential weight gain side effects of Seroquel constituted a breach of ethics under that country’s pharmaceutical codes of conduct.
DOJ Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson Over Kickbacks for Nursing Home Prescriptions
Federal prosecutors have intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of paying kickbacks to Omnicare, a nursing home pharmacy supplier, to push its antipsychotic drug Risperdal onto elderly patients.
Restrictions Sought in Illinois for Chemical Restraints in Nursing Homes
Nursing home resident advocates in Illinois are pushing for new, stricter rules on the use of antipsychotic drugs among elderly nursing home residents, in order to prevent misuse of the drugs as a form of chemical restraint in nursing homes.
Antipsychotic Use Among Young Children Up Despite Risks and Questions
The number of preschoolers being prescribed potentially dangerous antipsychotic medications has doubled in recent years, even though half of children receiving the drugs have not had any other mental health care, researchers say. The increased use comes amid concerns about long term side effects of antipsychotics and questions about the effectiveness among children as [...]
Antipsychotics Like Seroquel for Dementia Blamed for Deaths and Strokes
According to a new report, side effects of antipsychotics, such as Seroquel, Zyprexa, Risperdal and Abilify, could be responsible for as many as 1,800 deaths and 1,620 strokes each year among the elderly with dementia in the United Kingdom.
Zyprexa, Seroquel Use Among Kids Linked to Dramatic Weight Gain
A new study has found that use of newer atypical antipsychotics, such as Seroquel and Zyprexa, can cause rapid and dramatic weight gain among children.
Generic Schizophrenia Drug Carries Lower Death Risk Than Seroquel and Other Newer Antipsychotics: Study
A new study suggests that clozapine, a generic drug used for treatment of schizophrenia, may actually be safer than newer atypical antipsychotics, such as Seroquel. While the older and cheaper drug was once thought to be more dangerous, the research suggests that users may actually be less likely to suffer a premature death than [...]
FDA Panel Recommends Antipsychotic Drug Approvals for Children
An FDA advisory panel recommended this week that Seroquel, Zyprexa and Geodon should be approved for use among adolescents, despite concerns that side effects of the antipsychotic drugs may expose children to life-long health disorders.
Side Effects of Seroquel, Zyprexa and Geodon Carry Risks for Children
FDA officials have expressed concerns to an independent panel of advisors that side effects of Seroquel, Zyprexa and Geodon may expose children to a risk of serious life-long disorders if the popular antipsychotics are approved for use among adolescence between ages 10 and 17.
