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• Lawsuit Filed Over Abilify Childhood Diabetes Risk

  August 29, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of Abilify face a child diabetes lawsuit from a woman who says she began taking the drug as a teenager and developed type 2 diabetes.

• Study Finds Link Between Risperdal and Gynecomastia in Middle-Age Men

  August 11, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links male breast growth from Risperdal to middle-aged men taking the antipsychotic. Previous investigations have focused on young men and boys.

• Less Dangerous Drugs Given to Children Without Sales Rep Influence

  June 23, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  When sales reps are kept away from doctors, they are less likely to prescribe risky and powerful drugs to children for non-approved uses, according to a new study.

• Risperdal, Abilify Overprescribed to Foster Children for ADHD: Study

  April 16, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers have found a disturbing trend where it appears that foster children and other disadvantaged youths are being prescribed antipsychotics at a high rate.

• Antipsychotics May Help Children with ADHD, Aggression: Study

  January 8, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Risperdal may help moderate some aggressive behavior among children with ADHD, according to the findings of a new study.

• Rise in Antipsychotic Drug Prescriptions For Children Raises Concerns

  December 16, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report tracks a major increase in antipsychotic prescriptions for children amid uncertainty whether they are safe, effective or necessary.

• Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Use of Sedatives

  October 17, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuit claims man died due to oversedation after being given antipsychotics as chemical restraints in Mississippi nursing home.

• Efforts to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes Fail To Meet Goals

  September 3, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The recent efforts to get nursing homes to stop using antipsychotics as a form of chemical restraint and unnecessarily expose residents to serious risks has succeeded only partially, falling short of projected goals.

• FDA Pushing For Studies of Drug Side Effects for Children

  August 27, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is pushing companies to test their drugs for side effects on children under two recently reauthorized laws, but it is uncertain whether the agency has the enforcement power to do so.

• Risperdal, Other Antipsychotics in Children Linked to Diabetes Risk: Study

  August 22, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Giving children antipsychotics could triple their risk of diabetes, according to the findings of a new study.