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Taking prescription medications can help reduce violent behavior in some schizophrenia patients, Duke researchers report.

DRUG NEWS: New drugs work as well as older ones Nursing2008 June 2008 Volume 38 Number 6 Pages 14 - 14 Newer drugs aren't any better at treating a first episode of schizophrenia than the older drug haloperidol, ...

“They need to learn how to de-escalate the situation”

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Autopsy report suggests teen wasn't taking meds properly - Fresno Bee By Pablo Lopez 05/16/08 Coroner officials released an autopsy report Friday suggesting that a slain Roosevelt High ... via NC Mental Hope News

Coroner's report on Jesus "Jesse" Carrizales An autopsy found a "lethal level" of an antidepressant drug in the blood of a slain Roosevelt High special education student, but no evidence that he was taking ... via Fresno Bee

“We are at risk of treating kids before we know if these drugs are safe in the long-term”

Concerned about how anti-psychotic drugs are being used in children, state officials are working on a plan due out by early fall to make sure the medications are properly prescribed for Washington kids on ... via Tacoma News Tribune

“The data from the clinical trials studying the efficacy and safety of iloperidone suggest that iloperidone could be a useful long-term treatment option for people with schizophrenia”

Data presented at the APA Annual Meeting on Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s investigational drug candidate, iloperidone, included its 4-week, short-term Phase III trial, as well as a pooled analysis of three ... via MediLexicon

“The data from the clinical trials studying the efficacy and safety of iloperidone suggest that iloperidone could be a useful long-term treatment option for people with schizophrenia”

Data Presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting Demonstrate Iloperidone's Efficacy and Safety, With Low Rates of Movement and Metabolic Adverse Events WASHINGTON, MAY 6 ... via Earth Times

Patients with first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder are significantly more likely to discontinue haloperidol than second-generation antipsychotic drugs, researchers report in the March 29 ... via Mental Help Net

“New schizophrenia drugs no better, Dutch team find”

Following on from the myth of the antipsychotic and the research apparently showing that antidepressants don't work either, here , comes this. via Mental Nurse

Costly second-generation antipsychotics are no more effective than haloperidol in treating first-episode schizophrenia, according to an industry-sponsored study in Lancet . via Journal Watch - Medicine that Matters

As a treatment for first-episode schizophrenia, second-generation drugs are associated with lower discontinuation rates than the first-generation drug haloperidol, new research indicates. via Rehab Management

You have schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. What exactly is that? I'll start by saying what schizophrenia is not. via The Courier-Journal

“ZELDOX(TM) has demonstrated an excellent safety and efficacy profile as demonstrated through over a decade of research and patient experience.”

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“ZELDOX(TM) has demonstrated an excellent safety and efficacy profile as demonstrated through over a decade of research and patient experience.”

LEGER MARKETING RESEARCH SHOWS STRONG STIGMA ASSOCIATED TO DISEASE AFFECTING MORE THAN 300,000 CANADIANS MONTREAL, Feb. via CNW Group

As The New York Times reported yesterday, Eli Lilly could potentially pay $1 billion to settle a federal investigation into its marketing practices for its lead drug Zyprexa. via Fool.com

“In the United States, three second-generation antipsychotics are now available in a rapid-acting intramuscular formulations”

Second-generation antipsychotics administered by intramuscular injection are efficacious in reducing agitation and are less likely to cause extrapyramidal adverse effects compared with first-generation ... via Rehab Management

If confirmed, their findings could one day help clinicians predict which medication is most likely to help a patient, based on his or her genetic makeup. via Science Daily

Pfizer Inc. said Monday it signed a partnership agreement with Japan's Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. via BusinessWeek

“The momentum, politically, is there”

Pharmawire - 'a news service focused on providing insight into the most price sensitive issues in the global pharmaceutical market. via Financial Times

It might sound surprising but there are many types of medications available to stop nail biting. via American Chronicle