In every state across America, Medicaid programs are under serious budgetary pressure. The need to contain costs has led to various forms of restriction in the coverage for drug therapy, including ...

In every state across America, Medicaid programs are under serious budgetary pressure. The need to contain costs has led to various forms of restriction in the coverage for drug therapy, including ...

March 26, 2008 (Orlando, Florida) — A small chart review of 18 elderly long-term-care patients who received atypical antipsychotics found that 61% (n = 11) lost weight and only 33% (n = 6) gained ...

Dr. Bostwick answers the question: 'Are Newer, Older Antipsychotics Better?' — -- Question: What are the differences between traditional antipsychotics and the newer atypical antipsychotics?

Objective: To review clinical trials and reports describing the efficacy and safety of atypical antipsychotics (olanzapine, ziprasidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole) in the treatment of autistic or other ...

Atypical antipsychotic medications, developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are frequently prescribed for many off-label uses. A new study finds that medical evidence suggests the drugs ...

A warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of dementia was associated with a significant decline in the use of these ...

The introduction of atypical antipsychotics represents an advance in the treatment of schizophrenia because they are generally better tolerated than conventional antipsychotics and have been ...

Impairments in cognitive processes, such as deficits in executive function, verbal memory and attention, are prevalent in most patients with schizophrenia (Breier 1999). Some atypical antipsychotic ...

Background: Public health advisories have warned that the use of atypical antipsychotic medications increases the risk of death among elderly patients. We assessed the short-term mortality in a ...

Schneider et al. (Oct. 12 issue) 1 conclude that the adverse effects of atypical antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of psychosis, aggression, and agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease ...

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