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 ...

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 ...

About a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify “might be right for them.” Few appeared to be ...

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 ...

Antipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed as a treatment for the behavioral symptoms of dementia. Compared with use of atypical antipsychotics, the use of typical antipsychotics is commonly ...

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 ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Atypical antipsychotics, though not typically considered drugs of abuse, are now being used to enhance the effects of other drugs or as a way to counter the adverse effects of ...

A review of previous studies suggests that even though atypical antipsychotic medications are commonly used for off-label conditions such as behavioral symptoms of dementia, anxiety, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...