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New Treatment for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

August 14th, 2009
New Treatment for Schizophrenia and Bipolar DisorderThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Saphris tablets (asenapine) to treat adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. "Mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be ...

Invega Antipsychotic Approved for Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder

August 6th, 2009
Invega Antipsychotic Approved for Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective DisorderLast week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handed down two new approvals for Invega (paliperidone), an atypical antipsychotic medication, for the treatment of schizoaffective disorder, and ...

Once-Daily Trazodone Rejected by FDA

July 20th, 2009
Once-Daily Trazodone Rejected by FDAA once-daily form of trazodone, a second-generation antidepressant that has been available for the treatment of depression for decades, has been rejected by the U.S. Food ...

Chantix, Zyban Users Warned of Risk of Suicide, Depression

July 1st, 2009
Chantix, Zyban Users Warned of Risk of Suicide, DepressionThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is requiring manufacturers to put a Boxed Warning on the prescribing information for the smoking ...

FDA Urges Caution on Heart Findings from ADHD Drug Study

June 15th, 2009
FDA Urges Caution on Heart Findings from ADHD Drug StudyThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged caution on interpreting the findings from a new study published on Monday that showed an increase in ...

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Seroquel, Geodon and Zyprexa for Children, Teens

June 10th, 2009
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Seroquel, Geodon and Zyprexa for Children, TeensThree atypical antipsychotics -- Seroqiel, Geodon, and Zyprexa -- were voted to be “acceptably safe” and effective for the treatment of schizophrenia ...

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Seroquel for Teens

June 10th, 2009
FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Seroquel for TeensSeroquel was voted to be "acceptably safe" and effective for the treatment of schizophrenia in teenagers, said a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel of outside ...

FDA Warnings Influence Depression Diagnosis

June 2nd, 2009
FDA Warnings Influence Depression DiagnosisA review of a government decision to issue a warning for children taking antidepressants suggests unintended consequences. Government warnings about suicidality among children taking antidepressants appear to be associated with ...

Risperdal Consta Approved for Bipolar

May 18th, 2009
Risperdal Consta Approved for BipolarRisperdal Consta (risperidone), a drug already approved in the treatment of schizophrenia, has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of bipolar I disorder. ...

FDA Approves Fanapt for Treatment of Schizophrenia

May 7th, 2009
FDA Approves Fanapt for Treatment of SchizophreniaThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved a new psychiatric medication for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia called Fanapt (iloperidone). Fanapt (iloperidone) is a mixed dopamine ...
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