FDA Staff Urges More Review of Seroquel and Zyprexa Use in Kids
The use of powerful antipsychotic drugs like Seroquel and Zyprexa in children should be further studied to determine the risks of metabolic disorders and other serious health complications, Food and Drug Administration staffers say in a new report.
Continue →Seroquel Cases May be Headed Back to State Courts for Trials
Thousands of lawsuits which had been filed by people who developed diabetes after taking the antipsychotic drug Seroquel and consolidated for pre-trial hearings before the same federal judge may be heading back to courts in their home states for trials.
Continue →AstraZeneca Will Pay $520 Million for Illegal Marketing of Seroquel
AstraZeneca, the drug company behind the blockbuster psychiatric drug Seroquel, has agreed to pay $520 million to settle accusations the company illegally marketed the drug.
Continue →Kids Taking Seroquel, Zyprexa at Risk of Obesity Weight Gain, New Study Says
Children taking commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs like Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel, and Zyprexa are more likely to quickly gain weight and become obese in a matter of months, a new study finds.
Continue →Texas Lawsuit Blames Antipsychotic Seroquel for Woman’s Diabetes
Taking Seroquel to treat a mental disorder caused a Texas woman to develop diabetes and she wouldn’t have taken the drug if she knew of the risks, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.
Continue →New Study Touts Benefits of Older, Cheaper Schizophrenia Drug
So much for medical innovation and the old adage that you get what you pay for. A new study conducted by researchers in Finland concludes that patients with schizophrenia who were given clozapine, a cheaper, older drug, were less likely to die early compared to people given newer, more expensive antipsychotics, such as Seroquel, Zyprexa, and Risperdal.
Continue →Hundreds of Seroquel Suits Facing Obstacles; Injured Parties May Never Get Day in Court
Patients who say they developed diabetes or another injury from taking the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel are facing an increasingly bumpy legal road to financial recovery. Hundreds of the roughly 17,000 personal-injury suits now filed against the maker of Seroquel are being threatened with dismissal by judges saying plaintiffs are not able to establish a legal link between their injuries and Seroquel.
Continue →Antipsychotic Seroquel Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes, Other Blood Sugar Disorders
Seroquel, the antipsychotic drug made by AstraZeneca and widely used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, has been shown to increase the risk of developing diabetes and other blood sugar disorders. First approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1997, Seroquel is among a newer class of medications called atypical antipsychotics, which are billed as being just as effective as older antipsychotics with fewer side effects. However, older antipsychotic drugs such as Haldol do not carry the same of …
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