Information for Healthcare Professionals — Antipsychotics FDA ALERT [6/16/2008]: FDA is notifying healthcare professionals that both conventional and atypical antipsychotics are associated with an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis. In April 2005, FDA notified healthcare professionals that patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs are at an [...]
Eli Lilly and Merck reported their first-quarter results on April 21st At Eli Lilly, earnings are expected to be up 14% year over year, to 95¢ per share, thanks to the success of Zyprexa, its antipsychotic drug, and Cymbalta, its depression treatment. Analysts are less bullish on Merck. They are forecasting a 2¢ increase in [...]
Inconvenient Woman has covered the issue of increased suicide rates for preteens and teenagers in previous Blog entries. FDA Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials “…After decades of inattention to the possible psychiatric side effects of experimental medicines, the Food and Drug Administration is now requiring drug makers to study closely whether patients become suicidal [...]
Read This FDA Press Release to the Partridge Family Theme Song, “Come on Get Happy” “Trav’lin’ along, here’s a song that we’re singing Come on get happy A whole lotta lovin’ is what we’ll be bringing We’ll make you happy We’ll make you happy Come on get happy!” Wyeth Gets Important FDA for “New” Antidepressant [...]
After decades of inattention to the possible psychiatric side effects of experimental medicines, the Food and Drug Administration is now requiring drug makers to study closely whether patients become suicidal during clinical trials. The new rules represent one of the most profound changes of the past 16 years to regulations governing drug development. But since [...]
Experts Suggest Link Between Warnings and Startling New Trend Suicide rates for preteens and teenagers increased sharply when the Food and Drug Administration slapped a “black box” warning on anti-depressants and doctors started writing fewer prescriptions for young people, according to federal data released Thursday. The FDA’s warning, publicly debated in 2003 and enacted in [...]
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