April 28th, 2012

Amyvid is a radiopharmaceutical developed by the Eli Lilly Company to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease by causing previously invisible beta ...
April 12th, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced that it has approved generic versions of the atypical antipsychotic medication, Seroquel (quetiapine). Seroquel is commonly prescribed to ...
March 21st, 2012

When doctors prescribe antipsychotic medications, they may be basing their diagnoses on incomplete information, according to new research.
In a followup study to a ...
March 14th, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first generic Lexapro (escitalopram tablets) to treat both depression and generalized anxiety disorder in adults.
Lexapro is one of the most widely prescribed psychiatric medications in the U.S., in a 2009 article from ...
February 7th, 2012

A new analysis of clinical trial data has found that treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine ...
October 25th, 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved the first generic versions of Zyprexa (olanzapine tablets) and Zyprexa Zydus (olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets) ...
August 24th, 2011

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide, which is also available as a generic) should no longer be used ...
June 18th, 2011

Two popular antipsychotic medications made by Johnson & Johnson -- Risperdal and risperidone -- have been recalled due to possible contamination with a chemical used to treat the wood pallets ...
April 13th, 2011

A new drug has been approved for a rare population -- teens with schizophrenia. The illness is typically diagnosed first in young adulthood, usually the early 20s. But the ...
April 1st, 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing recent studies of food coloring and its effect on children's behavior.
In a preliminary report, ...