02/01/2006 - Schizophrenics who took two antipsychotic drugs showed no more improvement than those on a single drug, raising doubts about the benefit of using multiple medicines to treat the disease, a study said on Wednesday. More ::

12/30/2005 - High levels of sugar in the blood, also known as hyperglycemia, is a common finding in individuals taking atypical antipsychotics who are thought to have normal blood sugar levels. More ::

10/25/2005 - Frail, elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease who are given widely used antipsychotic drugs such as Zyprexa and Risperdal have a higher risk of dying than patients who are given sugar pills, and doctors should be cautious in prescribing the drugs, according to a new analysis of earlier studies. More ::

10/25/2005 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered new box warnings on the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, alerting physicians and patients to a higher death rate when the medicine is prescribed for atypical use of treating dementia in elderly patients. More ::

10/18/2005 - Drugs often used to treat elderly patients with dementia-related aggression and delusions can raise their risk of death, according to a study that reinforces new warning labels required on the medications. More ::

04/11/2005 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered new warnings on antipsychotic drugs, alerting physicians to a higher death rate when the medicines are prescribed for atypical use of treating dementia in elderly patients. More ::

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