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• Group Targets Antipsychotic Use Against Dementia Patients in U.S. Nursing Homes

  September 30, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of elderly nursing home resident advocates is pushing to significantly cut the use of antipsychotics in long-term care facilities.

• Dementia Patients Often Get Harmful, Expensive and Unnecessary Drugs: Study

  September 18, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that most dementia patients are given drugs with questional benefits that cost hundreds of dollars a month.

• Side Effects of Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa Linked to Kidney Injury: Study

  August 20, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests that the antipsychotics Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa increase the risks of kidney injury, death, hypotension and urinary retension in elderly patients.

• Florida Bill Seeks to Limit Nursing Home Lawsuits

  April 4, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A Florida nursing home tort reform bill seeks to exempt investors from neglect and abuse lawsuits while making facilities pay up verdict awards issued against them.

• Celexa Causes Cognitive, Heart Problems As Alzheimer’s Treatment: Study

  February 27, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that Celexa could cause cognitive and heart problems for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

• Louisiana Supreme Court Overturns $258M Award in Risperdal Lawsuit

  January 29, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The Louisana Supreme Court has overthrown a massive verdict against Johnson & Johnson, saying that the state never showed that the company broke the law when it misinformed Louisiana doctors about the safety of Risperdal.

• J&J Settles Risperdal Lawsuit Over Illegal Marketing for $2.2B

  November 5, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson is paying more than $2 billion in fines and liability for illegally promoting Risperdal as a chemical restraint for elderly nursing home patients and paying doctors to promote the drug even when they knew it was dangerous.

• 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.

• Nursing Home Medication Errors May Be Reduce by Mobile Apps: Study

  October 11, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Medical device apps with drug reference data help prevent medication errors in nursing homes, according to the findings of a new study.

• 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.