Did FDA Include Evidence of Brain Damage Caused by Antipsychotics?
Among the most damaging scientific evidence against the use of antipsychotic drugs is empirical evidence that they cause brain damage.
Drug Safety Issues: Risks
Among the most damaging scientific evidence against the use of antipsychotic drugs is empirical evidence that they cause brain damage.
The FDA’s expanded marketing approval process for antipsychotics, highly toxic drugs, is unaffected by evidence uncovered by the US Justice Department showing that the studies submitted by drug manufacturers were often flawed, if not fraudulent.
"The story’s pretty clear, and pretty embarrassing for the profession of psychiatry, which has allowed itself to be led by marketing," says Dr. Robert Rosenheck, Yale.
Inexplicably, the FDA has dragged its feet about adding a warning label to both tamoxefin and the antidepressants, Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft–despitethe unanimous recommendation of its own advisory panel in 2006.
This is a result of public awareness–thanks to information uncovered during litigation, by Sen. Charles Grassley’s investigative team, by whistleblowers, and the press!
The Japanes Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has investigated news reports about antidepressant users "who developed increased feelings of hostility or anxiety, and have even committed sudden acts of violence against others."
The FDA has just approved the anitpsychotic drug, Fanapt (iloperidone) for adults with schizophrenia.
The drug, iloperidone, has a long history of failure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iloperidone :
The latest QuarterWatch report (May 7, 2009) by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) found the following disturbing trends during the third Quarter of 2008:
The Patriot Ledger reports that Rebecca Riley’s psychiatrist, Dr. Kayoko Kifuji, is under criminal investigation by a grand jury.
"We’ve known this drug is a bad actor for a long time." Now it’s confirmed exposure to Depakote (valproate) in utero lowers children’s intelligence.
It may come as a shock to some of you; but, Electroshock machines have never been tested for safety or efficacy.