Retrospective analysis of medical and pharmacy claims for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in 24 state Medicaid programs. Applying formulary restrictions to atypical ...

A study of more than 17,000 older adults prescribed an antipsychotic medication after major surgery found that atypical antipsychotics are not less harmful than haloperidol. The findings are published ...

People take antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Your doctor will work with you to monitor your side effects and dosing schedule. Over the past few decades, access ...

Clozapine is a dibenzodiazepine derivative structurally related to loxapine; despite typical antipsychotic effects, it has greater specificity for the limbic system and a low incidence of EPS.

BACKGROUND: Atypical antipsychotic medications (risperidone, olanzapine, clozapine, and quetiapine fumarate) have not been carefully studied in children despite a dramatic increase in their use. One ...

This literature review evaluates the impact of restricted access to atypical antipsychotic drugs in individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. ABSTRACTObjectives: Cost containment policies, ...

Dr Doraiswamy is concerned that we may have underestimated the effects of past use of typical antipsychotics on pituitary volume in the patients defined as ‘drug-free’ (ie, drug-free for at least 3 ...

Use of a second-generation antipsychotic during the first trimester of pregnancy does not "substantively" raise the risk for major malformations, new research shows. "A major clinical implication of ...

Much like the symptoms and health conditions they are used to treat, antipsychotic drugs are complicated. Here are nine things you should know about this powerful class of medication. 1.

Antipsychotics, as their name implies, are an important part of treating psychosis, a mental state often associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though they can also be prescribed for ...