Antipsychotics: - They don't work, and they're dangerous - Doctors in nursing homes prescribe antipsychotic drugs with the same lack of thought that the service staff employs to place the order for tomorrow's...

Drugs make dementia worse - Neuroleptics the drugs given to treat dementia, including Alzheimer's can make the condition worse. ...

Dementia: - The drugs don't work, but so much can - Medicine's standard response to dementia is a prescription drug, ranging from an antipsychotic, an antidepressant or a mood stabilizer. But a new stu...

Safer use of antipsychotic drugs - Make sure that your symptoms have not been caused by other drugs. The Health Research Group, America's drugs watchdog, says that anyone of any age...

Antipsychotics - Killers by any name - We’ve covered the health hazards of ‘atypical’ antipsychotics, including the recent FDA warning that they increase mortality among elderly patients. B...

Antipsychotic Drugs - Olanzapine - Q My wife and daughter were both put onto olanzapine (Zyprexa) last year, having been prescribed other antipsychotic drugs for 30 and 10 years, respec...

Antipsychotic drugs linked to venous thrombosis - The use of antipsychotic drugs appears to be a risk factor for venous thrombosis (VT), according to a new report from the Netherlands. ...

News antipsychotics - Fatal figures suppressed - Drug companies have been accused of suppressing vital data showing that their new-generation atypical antipsychotics are killing around one in four el...