Topic: Zyprexa

Antipsychotics

In schizophrenia, antipsychotic medications are proven effective in treating acute psychosis and reducing the risk of future psychotic episodes...
This year is expected to be an interesting year for Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA). The company is becoming more popular again with investors after a...

Alexza to explore strategic options

(Reuters) - Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will explore options including sale of assets, strategic business combination, or partnerships.The company has also given a 60-day notice of layoffs to all its employees to conserve cash to support operations.Alexza expects to significantly ...
Pharmaceuticals and fat . About 70% of people in the United States are overweight and, in a cruel catch-22, many of the drugs used to treat...
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) reported earnings before the bell on Wednesday. The latest earnings report showed good progress on a variety...
Posted on 10/24/11 at 3:18pm by Benzinga Staff . SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Posted on 10/24/11 at 3:35pm by Matthew Kennedy . Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PRX ) today announced that it began shipping the 5mg...

Antipsychotics get mixed review for unapproved use

(Reuters) - Newer antipsychotic drugs are often prescribed for conditions they aren't approved to treat, with questionable benefits, according to a study.The medications, known as atypical antipsychotics, include risperidone, sold in the United States as Risperdal, aripiprazole (Abilify), olanzapine (Zyprexa) and ...

J&J, Lilly drugs found among best for manic episodes

LONDON (Reuters) - Antipsychotics are far more effective than mood stabilizers in tackling acute manic episodes, researchers found, and Eli Lilly's Zyprexa, Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal and generic haloperidol outperform the rest.In a study published in the Lancet medical journal on ...

Short time on antipsychotics may up heart disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antipsychotic medications, which have raised red flags in the past, may increase the risk of heart disease in as little as a few months, a new study says.Among the people taking these drugs are patients with schizophrenia ...