The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of six atypical antipsychotic drugs to update product labeling to include a warning about a possible link with diabetes, The Associated Press reported. The atypical antipsychotic drugs includes Zyprexa by Eli Lilly & Co., Clozaril by Novartis, Risperdal by Janssen, Seroquel by AstraZeneca, Geodon by […]

Atypical anti-psychotic drugs Clozaril, Zyprexa and Risperdal may increase a patients’ risk of developing pancreatitis when compared with older drugs like Haldol, according to a new study published in the September issue of the journal Pharmacotherapy.
The analysis was based on 192 cases of pancreatitis reported to the Food and Drug Administration or written up in […]

Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Seroquel may increase a patients’ risk of developing diabetes when compared with older antipsychotic drugs like Haldol, researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs said yesterday.
New York Times reported that, “Younger patients, under age 54, who took Zyprexa or Risperdal showed the highest risk of developing diabetes.”
The study of U.S. military […]