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US panel urges study of antipsychotics in children - Reuters
November 19, 2008, 2:13 pm

CHICAGO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A panel of outside experts is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other U.S. health agencies to study the long-term effects of prescribing powerful antipsychotic drugs to children. In what had been ...

Get information on childhood schizophrenia - HealthCentral.com
November 15, 2008, 3:15 pm

In 2007, the Food and Drug Administration approved risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (Abilify) for treatment schizophrenia in teenagers. These drugs are the first atypical antipsychotics approved specifically for children. Paliperidone (Invega ...

Autism drug cuts aggression - Health 24
October 30, 2008, 3:55 am

The antipsychotic drug risperidone is a safe, effective treatment for children with autism characterised by tantrums, aggression and/or self-injury, concludes a multi-site study sponsored by the US National Institute of Mental Health. The study of ...

Drugs & Medications - Risperdal Oral - WebMD
September 29, 2008, 2:23 am

There may be a slightly increased risk of serious, possibly fatal side effects (e.g., stroke, heart failure) when this medication is used in elderly patients with dementia. Discuss the risks and benefits of this medication, as well as other effective ...

Uses and How to Use - HealthCentral.com
November 10, 2008, 7:35 am

Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, irritability associated with autistic disorder). This medication can help you to think clearly and function in daily life. This is a ...

Ways To Control Metabolic Side Effects Of Antipsychotics - eMaxHealth.com
October 15, 2008, 5:56 pm

A new NIMH-funded grant will examine ways to control the metabolic side effects associated with the use of the newer atypical antipsychotic medications in children with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The use of atypical antipsychotic medications ...

Understanding schizophrenia - Health 24
September 30, 2008, 1:46 am

According to the US National Alliance on Mental Illness, symptoms typically include delusions, hallucinations, difficulty communicating, and general lack of enthusiasm and expression. Some people with severely debilitating schizophrenia may need to ...

Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Schizophrenia Drugs - eMaxHealth.com
September 16, 2008, 5:54 pm

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 funded by the National ...

Pipeline and Commercial Insight - Schizophrenia - Second generation ... - PR Inside
November 12, 2008, 4:05 am

Refer to a friend Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental health disorder affecting around 4.6 million schizophrenia sufferers across the seven major markets. Currently led by oral branded atypical antipsychotics, the schizophrenia market will ...

Fine-Tuning the Design of GPCR Therapeutics - Genetic Engineering News
October 14, 2008, 5:57 pm

Bryan Roth, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health?s psychoactive drug screening program at the University of North Carolina , suggests that the information printed in textbooks of pharmacology is ?far from reality ...

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