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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Atypical antipsychotics, though effective for treating disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, gives patients a heightened risk of developing new-onset diabetes. A new data ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...