An upcoming PBAC review of antipsychotic prescribing will consider whether risperidone restrictions in aged care are behind the increasing use of other chemical restraints. Since…
The PBAC is planning a fresh review of antipsychotic prescribing in aged care after a report found the use of risperidone to treat dementia symptoms…
Adults prescribed aripiprazole therapy for schizophrenia need to be watched for signs of gambling addiction, according to a leading GP, who warns the side effect…
Low-dose quetiapine used off label as a sedative carries a higher risk of cardiovascular-related death than Z-drug hypnotics or SSRIs, Danish researchers have found. Quetiapine has already been linked to…
Screening for constipation is recommended as one in 10 fatal clozapine reports are related to gut disorders, says the TGA.
A review suggests the mortality gap with the general population has been widening over recent decades.
But questions linger around the potential effects of aripiprazole, US clinicians say.
The Federal Government's $345 million scheme aims to improve the appropriate use of medications, including antipsychotics.
One of the largest non-industry studies of its kind finds in favour of combination therapy, although researchers caution the extra clinical benefit…
Pre-existing comorbidities also raise risk, but the effect of the drugs is independent of this, researchers say.
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