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Expert & Community Posts

FDA Approves Risperdal for the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in Children

By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert

...the better. The many psychiatrists that have been prescribing neuroleptics off-label in an... Read more »

FDA Approves Risperdal for Children and Adolescents - a Good Move?

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...better than other medications doctors may currently be prescribing off-label. It only indicates... Read more »

Bipolar or Schizophrenia?

By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...hesitate to give your psychiatrist the third degree when prescribing an antipsychotic. You can... Read more »

Schizophrenia and Cardiac Problems: Tips for Improving Heart Health

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...rates of cardiovascular disease among people with schizophrenia. A reader asked if improvements... Read more »

Identifying - and Resolving - Compliance Issues

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...prescribed, it's in your best interest to talk to the prescribing physician about alternative... Read more »

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Health Guide

Schizophrenia: Causes

CausesNo single cause can account for schizophrenia. Rather, it appears to be the result of multiple causes such as genetic factors, environmental and psychological assaults, and possible hormonal... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Treatment

...effectiveness vary from individual to individual. Some trial and error adjustments may be necessary when prescribing dosage amounts so that the benefits of treatment outweigh the side effects of... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Introduction

...AntipsychoticsIn 2007, the manufacturer of olanzapine (Zyprexa, Symbex) added new warnings to the drugs prescribing label. The new label reflects that olanzapine appears to cause high blood sugar,... Read more »

Ear Infections: Medications

Until recently, nearly every American child with an ear infection who visited a doctor received antibiotics. In one region of the U.S., more than 70% of children received antibiotics... Read more »

ADHD: Highlights

...disturbances in heart rhythm (arrhythmia) should not use these drugs. These warnings appear on the prescribing labels of methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta) and amphetamine drugs (Adderall,... Read more »

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