Antipsychotic medication is used in schizophrenia, severe depression, elation (in bipolar disorder), and other conditions. These medications offer many benefits provided they are used with care and ...

BATCHES of a drug taken by thousands of Brits are being recalled over fears they could trigger overdoses. Quetiapine is an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over 13% of users of two antipsychotic drugs, quetiapine and haloperidol, developed severe QT prolongation, ...

Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.

A systematic review and network meta-analysis of 68 studies has found no clear evidence that any specific antipsychotic significantly improves cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia ...

Newly prescribed benzodiazepines or antipsychotics were tied to higher mortality for dementia patients in hospice. The drugs were started a median of 3 days after hospice enrollment and the mean stay ...

Patients on antipsychotics need to be regularly monitored for signs of tardive dyskinesia, a medication-induced movement disorder diagnosed when the involuntary movements persist for at least a month ...