News tagged with seroquel
Off-label use: Oft not evidence based
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 ...
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Aug 21, 2009 |
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Evidence lacking for widespread use of costly antipsychotic drugs
Many prescriptions for the top-selling class of drugs, known as atypical antipsychotic medications, lack strong evidence that the drugs will actually help, a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ...
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Jan 07, 2011 |
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Questions loom over drug given to sleepless vets
(AP) -- Andrew White returned from a nine-month tour in Iraq beset with signs of post-traumatic stress disorder: insomnia, nightmares, constant restlessness. Doctors tried to ease his symptoms using three ...
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Aug 30, 2010 |
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New safety concern related to antipsychotic treatment
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 ...
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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FDA panel backs 3 psychiatric drugs for kids
(AP) -- Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that three blockbuster psychiatric drugs appear safe and effective for children and adolescents, despite side effects that can increase the risk of diabetes.
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Jun 11, 2009 |
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FDA weighs approval of psychiatric drugs for kids
(AP) -- Three blockbuster psychiatric drugs currently approved for adults also appear to work in adolescents, though federal health officials have concerns about exposing younger patients to the drugs' side effects.
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Jun 05, 2009 |
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AstraZeneca e-mails show debate on Seroquel risks
(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 ...
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May 20, 2009 |
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Insurers shun those taking certain meds and secretly keep blacklist
Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take Metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? ...
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Combating weight gain caused by antipsychotic treatments
Antipsychotic drugs, such as olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal) and quetiapine (Seroquel), are commonly used to treat psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, but also bipolar disorder and even behavioral problems ...
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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14 drugs identified as most urgently needing study for off-label use, Stanford professor says
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 ...
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Drug class not effective for Alzheimer's
A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md., says antipsychotic drugs used to treat Alzheimer's patients are mostly ineffective.
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Oct 12, 2006 |
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