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• Reduced Use of Antipsychotics for Dementia Does Not Improve Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents: Study

  January 15, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that while giving dementia patients antipsychotics to serve as "chemical restraints" puts them at an increased risk of death, there were very few benefits seen from taking them off of the drugs.

• Antipsychotics Linked to Heart Failure, Stroke, Other Health Risks in Dementia Patients: Study

  May 3, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that giving antipsychotics to dementia patients, a practice known as "chemical restraint" carries a wide range of health risks, including life-threatening conditions like heart attacks, strokes and pneumonia.

• Most Antipsychotics May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with Schizophrenia: Study

  September 9, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study warns that some types of antipsychotics may increase the risk of breast cancer in women.

• Public Citizen Files Lawsuit To Get FDA to Add Impulse Control Warning Added To Requip, Similar Parkinson’s Disease Drugs

  May 6, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit against the FDA charges the agency with failing to respond to a petition to put more stringent warnings on some Parkinson's disease drugs which may increase the risk of compulsive behaviors.

• Settlement for Abilify Gambling Cases To Be Reviewed With Parties and Judge This Week

  February 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge indicates parties have reached a global Abilify settlement agreement to resolve thousands of claims that the antipsychotic causes gambling addiction.

• Trials for Six “Fast-Tracked” Abilify Gambling Cases Expected To Begin in Summer 2019

  December 12, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  Six Abilify gambling addiction lawsuits are being fast-tracked through the discovery process for bellwether trials scheduled to begin next summer.

• 21 Abilify Lawsuits Over Gambling Addictions Remanded to California State Court

  November 13, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has remanded 21 Abilify gambling lawsuits back to California state courts, while nearly 2,000 cases move forward in the federal litigation.

• Commonly Used Drugs Linked To Four Serious Adverse Side Effects: ISMP Report

  October 2, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of drugs, including Abilify, Lipitor and Zoloft, were linked to several uncommon, potentially deadly drug side effects in 2017, according to a new report.

• One-Third Of Foster Kids Prescribed Psych Drugs Without Treatment Plan, Federal Report Warns

  September 20, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal investigators report that a third of foster care children in the U.S. prescribed psychotropic drugs are given no treatment plan or medical monitoring while taking the powerful medications.

• Six Abilify Gambling Claims Selected for “Fast-Tracked” Discovery

  September 19, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Six Abilify lawsuits over compulsive gambling claims have been selected for fast-tracked discovery, in order to prepare for bellwether trials in the spring of 2019.