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• Risperdal Recall Issued Due to Bad Odor

  June 20, 2011

  Staff Writers

  About 16,000 bottles of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal have been recalled due to reports of a musty odor, which has...

• Requip, Risperdal Warning Issued Over Possible Medication Mistakes

  June 14, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Due to a similar name and similar packaging, hundreds of people have confused the drugs Requip and Risperdal, leading to...

• Risperdal Lawsuit Results in $258M Verdict for Misleading Marketing

  October 19, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Louisiana jury has issued a $257.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for making misleading claims about its antipsychotic...

• Risperdal Lawsuits Filed Over Breast Growth Among Boys

  January 11, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  At least 10 families have filed lawsuits against the makers of Risperdal and Invega, alleging that the antipsychotic medications, often...

• Antipsychotic Use Among Young Children Up Despite Risks and Questions

  January 5, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  The number of preschoolers being prescribed potentially dangerous antipsychotic medications has doubled in recent years, even though half of children...

• FDA Panel Recommends Antipsychotic Drug Approvals for Children

  June 12, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  An FDA advisory panel recommended this week that Seroquel, Zyprexa and Geodon should be approved for use among adolescents, despite...