November 9, 2006

Psychiatrist Challenges Ethics of Yale Drug Experiment

Ethical research on the use of medicines must carefully consider whether human test subjects are being exposed

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Psychiatrist Challenges Ethics of Yale Drug Experiment

October 3, 2006

Antipsychotics, Newer Isn’t BetterDrug_Washington Post front page

Shankar Vedantam of The Washington Post reports (below) “a study published yesterday overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs,

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Antipsychotics, Newer Isn’t BetterDrug_Washington Post front page

June 6, 2006

Columbia U Study: Five-fold Increase Rx of Antipsychotics for children

The New York Times reports that an analysis of a national survey of doctorsprescribing practice by Columbia

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Columbia U Study: Five-fold Increase Rx of Antipsychotics for children

May 19, 2006

ABC Resumes Posting Comments RE: “Tots Drug Experiments”

ABC investigative reporter, Brian Ross explains:  “We’re putting this story back on line because of the many

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ABC Resumes Posting Comments RE: “Tots Drug Experiments”

May 3, 2006

Antipsychotics Killed at least 45 Children_FDA Not Concerned –USA Today

The drug damaged his brain–he now has to live with tardive dyskinesia (TD), an irreversible, severely disfiguring,

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Antipsychotics Killed at least 45 Children_FDA Not Concerned –USA Today

April 25, 2006

Oregon Preschoolers Rx ‘adult’ psychotropic drugs_Portland Tribune

In both cases the incentives, thanks to pharmaceutical industry influence, reimbursement schedules favor drugs and drugs only:

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Oregon Preschoolers Rx ‘adult’ psychotropic drugs_Portland Tribune

April 5, 2006

Pharma company Influence Medical Education Promotes OffLabel Use of Antipsychotic

The most widely prescribed treatments received a resoundinbg failing grade fromthe most comprehensive schizophrenia treatment study (CATIE)

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Pharma company Influence Medical Education Promotes OffLabel Use of Antipsychotic

March 27, 2006

“Some of the children were prescribed anti-psychotics, rather than discontinued from ADHD therapy.”

One of the positive after effects of FDA advisory hearings is the rippling waves elsewhere on the

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“Some of the children were prescribed anti-psychotics, rather than discontinued from ADHD therapy.”

March 17, 2006

2.5 Million US Children Prescribed Antipsychotics_ FDA ADHD–ADR Review

The Associated Press reports that a newly released study by Dr. William Cooper of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

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2.5 Million US Children Prescribed Antipsychotics_ FDA ADHD–ADR Review

February 6, 2006

Another Study Shows: Antipsychotic Trials Biased Towards Sponsor’s Drug

The credibility of company sponsored tests of the so-called ‘atypical’ antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) including Johnson & Johnson

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Another Study Shows: Antipsychotic Trials Biased Towards Sponsor’s Drug

February 2, 2006

Polypharm & New Antipsychotics Not More Beneficial-Just More Expensive

“The sky is falling, the sky is falling!” The harsh light of reality is shattering the psychiatric

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Polypharm & New Antipsychotics Not More Beneficial-Just More Expensive

February 1, 2006

Antipsychotic Drugs are Killing patients_Brit J Psychiatry

The Finnish study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found even when adjusted for age and

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Antipsychotic Drugs are Killing patients_Brit J Psychiatry