Tag Archives: antipsychotic

Psychiatric drug ER trips approach 90,000 a year

Posted on July 19, 2014 by cchrstl

Psychiatric drug ER trips approach 90,000 a year “Bad reactions to psychiatric drugs result in nearly 90,000 emergency room visits each year by U.S. adults, with anti-anxiety medicines and sedatives among the most common culprits. “A drug used in some … Continue reading →

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Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $2.2 Billion

Posted on November 27, 2013 by cchrstl

Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $2.2 Billion to Settle Charges of Illegally Promoting Antipsychotic Drug This past month Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion in fines to settle accusations that it improperly promoted the antipsychotic drug … Continue reading →

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Fake Article in Psych Research Journal

Posted on November 11, 2013 by cchrstl

Fake Article in Psych Research Journal A Norwegian study that claims to have observed significant brain changes in mental patients who switched from so-called “first generation” antipsychotic drugs to second generation varieties has been retracted from the peer-reviewed journal BMC … Continue reading →

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U.S. Probes Psych Drugs on Kids

Posted on September 8, 2013 by cchrstl

U.S. Probes Psych Drugs on Kids The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) carried this report August 11, “U.S. Probes Use of Antipsychotic Drugs on Children,” sub-titled “Federal health officials are reviewing antipsychotic drug use on children in the Medicaid system.” Concerned … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Abuses

Posted on July 25, 2013 by cchrstl

Nursing Home Abuses The June 2013 issue of Consumer Reports magazine had this to say about antipsychotic drugs given to nursing home patients: “These and related drugs are supposed to be used only for patients with diagnosed psychiatric conditions such … Continue reading →

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Military’s Use of Powerful Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on July 11, 2013 by cchrstl

FOX Special Report Series Military’s Use of Powerful Psychiatric Drugs Last month FOX National News released a three-part series on the drugging of our nation’s military, produced by award-winning investigative reporter Douglas Kennedy, and assisted by CCHR International. The first … Continue reading →

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Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure

Posted on June 17, 2012 by cchrstl

“Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure” refers to the harm done to a child in the womb when a pregnant mother takes antipsychotic drugs. Apparently this is a relatively common occurrence. There has been a 170% increase over the last decade in antipsychotic use … Continue reading →

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J&J reportedly agrees to $1 billion settlement on Risperdal

Posted on January 12, 2012 by cchrstl

J&J reportedly agrees to $1 billion settlement on Risperdal “Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $1 billion to the U.S. and most states to resolve a civil investigation into marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal, according to people familiar with … Continue reading →

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Inspectors ask Congress to regulate psychiatric drugs

Posted on December 25, 2011 by cchrstl

Just in time for a holiday treat, we read an encouraging article in The Concordia Concordian (Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri). This December 7th article reports that the federal government Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel Levinson proposed to … Continue reading →

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Sexual Misconduct as a Psychiatric Drug Side Effect

Posted on January 13, 2011 by cchrstl

Extreme (abnormal) sexual activity is a potential side effect of Abilify. Continue reading →

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