News tagged with antipsychotics
New safety concern related to antipsychotic treatment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Overall, antipsychotic medications are reasonably effective, and fairly well tolerated treatments for mood and psychotic disorders. However, treatment with a number of antipsychotic medications is associated with weight ...
Major schizophrenia study finds striking similarities across 37 countries in 6 regions
Nov 16, 2009 |
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An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems, despite the fact that it covered a diverse range of patients and ...
Antipsychotic drugs associated with high blood sugar in older adults with diabetes
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Older patients with diabetes who take antipsychotic medications appear to have an increased risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose level), especially soon after beginning treatment, according to ...
Delirium in hospitalized adults: Situation critical, no relief available
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Every year as many as seven million adults in the United States experience delirium during hospitalization. In a systematic review of the scientific literature on delirium prevention and treatment, investigators from Indiana ...
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Off-label use: Oft not evidence based
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 21, 2009 |
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In a recent national survey, a substantial minority of physicians erroneously believed that certain off-label uses of prescription drugs were approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This mistaken belief ...
AstraZeneca e-mails show debate on Seroquel risks
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May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Marketing executives at British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC for years blocked efforts by company scientists to raise concerns antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused weight gain and other problems, saying that would harm ...
Antipsychotic drugs double risk of death among Alzheimer's patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 09, 2009 |
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New research into the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients concludes that the medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years. The study, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, ...
14 drugs identified as most urgently needing study for off-label use, Stanford professor says
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Physicians and policy-makers know that drugs are frequently prescribed to treat certain diseases despite a lack of FDA approval — a practice known as off-label prescribing. Yet they say the problem is so big they don't know ...
Brain compound 'throws gasoline onto the fire' of schizophrenia
Nov 18, 2008 |
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New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia.
Importance of sex-specific testing shown in anxiety study
Oct 15, 2008 |
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An Australian study has flagged an important truth for the medical research community. Like their human counterparts, male and female mice are not only different, their respective genetic responses can often be the reverse ...
Newer antipsychotics no better than older drug in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia
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Sep 15, 2008 |
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Two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective than an older conventional antipsychotic in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia and may lead to more metabolic side effects, according to a new study ...
All types of antipsychotic drugs increase the risk of stroke
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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All drugs used to treat psychosis are linked to an increased risk of stroke, and dementia sufferers are at double the risk, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
Looking beyond the drug receptor for clues to drug effectiveness
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers that could lead to changes ...
Violence declines with medication use in some with schizophrenia
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Some schizophrenia patients become less prone to violence when taking medication, but those with a history of childhood conduct problems continue to pose a higher risk even with treatment, according to a new study by researchers ...
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