Legal Updates
Antipsychotics Prescribed to Children Under Evaluation
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
On November 18, 2008, a panel of federal drug experts said powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and regulators must do more to warn doctors of their substantial risks. More than 389,000 children and teenagers were treated last year with Risperdal, one of five popular…
Seniors Given Older Psych Drugs At Risk
Monday, June 16, 2008
On June 16, 2008, the FDA warned doctors that prescribing a certain group of psychiatric drugs to seniors suffering from dementia might increase their risk of death. Antipsychotic drugs are approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disease, but doctors frequently prescribe them to treat elderly patients with dementia. The FDA's…
Benefits of Antipsychotic Drugs Questioned
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Antipsychotic medications prescribed to combat severe mental illness were touted as wonder drugs that were safer and more effective than their predecessors when they hit the U.S. market during the early 1990s. As the build up continued for this new group of drugs, sales sky rocketed as doctors tried them…
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