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• Tardive Dyskinesia Risk From Newer Antispychotics Similar to Older Drugs: Study

  May 6, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The findings of a new study suggest that the risk of the muscular movement disorder tardive dyskinesia is no greater...

• Nursing Home Antipsychotic Misuse Cited in 2,500 Massachusetts Cases

  March 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  About 2,500 Massachusetts nursing home residents are being given powerful and sometimes dangerous antipsychotic medications like Seroquel and Risperdal that...

• DOJ Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson Over Kickbacks for Nursing Home Prescriptions

  January 18, 2010

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  Federal prosecutors have intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of paying kickbacks to Omnicare,...

• 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...

• Restrictions Sought in Illinois for Chemical Restraints in Nursing Homes

  January 7, 2010

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  Nursing home resident advocates in Illinois are pushing for new, stricter rules on the use of antipsychotic drugs among elderly...

• Antipsychotic Use Among Young Children Up Despite Risks and Questions

  January 5, 2010

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  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

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

• Antipsychotics Increase Risk of Death and Injury for Dementia Patients

  May 28, 2008

  AboutLawsuits

  According to a study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, elderly individuals with dementia who are treated...