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Vets say psychiatric drug risks are often overlooked. A new law could change that.
06 Dec 2025 00:47 GMT
… effects and risks of prescribed antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and … an “overprescription” of psychiatric drugs.
Meggan Coleman, the national … veterans before starting long-term treatment with psychiatric medications.”
Despite …
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<![CDATA[Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotics Linked to Increased Death in Dementia Hospice: Daily Dose]]>
05 Dec 2025 00:36 GMT
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Sheehy introduces bill requiring written consent for high-risk drug prescriptions at VA
04 Dec 2025 20:24 GMT
… side effects of certain drugs before they are prescribed. … duplicative prescription. Many prescribed drugs—such as antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics … consent is also needed for antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, …
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Can Metformin Curb Weight Gain From Antipsychotics?
04 Dec 2025 13:07 GMT
… biggest barriers to staying on antipsychotic treatment in young people, and researchers … -cost diabetes drug, produced a modest but steady reduction in antipsychotic-related … drug that, in several small trials, reduced weight gain linked to antipsychotics …
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Semaglutide Helps Counter Antipsychotic-Related Metabolic Risks: JAMA
04 Dec 2025 07:25 GMT
… disorders.
Individuals receiving second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are known to face … agonist (GLP-1RA) early in treatment could counteract these metabolic disturbances … 26 weeks, alongside their existing antipsychotic therapy. The primary focus of …
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‘Befuddling’: CMS MDS Overhaul Could Spike Antipsychotic Use Percentage, Complicate Quality Tracking
03 Dec 2025 00:56 GMT
… said.
Medicare Part D, Medicaid pharmacy claims and other outpatient or … done to combat underreporting of antipsychotic use and overreporting of schizophrenia … also clinically appropriate indications for antipsychotics.
One addition to exclusions was …
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Coprescribed Metformin Improves Adherence to Second-Generation Antipsychotics
02 Dec 2025 21:40 GMT
… sometimes coprescribed with second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) to help … from the College of Pharmacy at the University of … of metformin with SGA drugs was associated with improved … basis or as a treatment for [antipsychotic-induced weight gain].”
The …
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CCHR: Millions of U.S. Children Funneled into Dangerous Drug Polypharmacy
02 Dec 2025 11:33 GMT
… the added drugs were antidepressants or antipsychotics—agents associated … antianxiety drugs, 465,599 were put on antipsychotics, and … with mind-altering antidepressants, antipsychotics, or sedative-hypnotics, … under the guise of treatment,” Eastgate said. “This …
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<![CDATA[Psychiatry Wrapped 2025: Year in Review]]>
05 Dec 2025 21:04 GMT
… in schizophrenia, exacerbated by antipsychotic-induced weight gain and poor … focusing on dietary interventions and pharmacological treatments.
As the Voice of Psychiatry … Johnson & Johnson supplemental New Drug Application for esketamine (Spravato) …
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STAT+: Boehringer Ingelheim prepares schizophrenia app for FDA submission after trial results
05 Dec 2025 22:12 GMT
… to the Food and Drug Administration for clearance.
Developed … is a 16-week treatment that adapts key elements … as an adjunct to antipsychotic drug treatment. Schizophrenia affects millions of … control app. Importantly, the treatment met its primary endpoint …