MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'haldol'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507576&cid=t_127205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fhf6Mo6pHvdw%2F The FDA issued a safety alert today about the risks of exposure of nearly two dozen antipsychotics to newborns when the drugs are taken by women during pregnancy. Specifically, the pregnancy section of drug labeling for the entire class was updated to include info about the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements (extrapyramidal signs or EPS) and withdrawal symptoms in newborns. In searching its adverse events database, the agency has, so far, identified 69 cases of neonatal EPS or withdrawal through October 29, 2008, involving all antipsychotics. The symptoms of EPS and withdrawal in newborns may include agitation, abnormally increased or decreased muscle tone, tremor, sleepiness, severe difficulty breathing, and difficulty in feeding. And symptoms varied in severity: in some newborn... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507576 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:28:04 +0100 4507576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2018097&cid=t_127205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F475704352%2F The common distinction between first- and second-generation antipsychotics has no scientific basis and should be dropped, according to a paper in The Lancet. A meta-analysis of 150 double-blind studies found little evidence that newer, so-called atypical antipsychotics are more effective than older drugs for symptoms of schizophrenia, MedPage Today writes. The researchers also found that, although newer drugs induced fewer extrapyramidal effects (including tremor, slurred speech, restlessness, movement disorders, among other things) than Haldol, which is also known as haloperidol, this did not occur when compared with low-potency first-generation agents. “Second-generation antipsychotic drugs differ in many properties” - including structure and mode of action as well as clinica... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2018097 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:59:21 +0100 2018097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522436&cid=t_127205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F313254592%2F The agency is requiring manufacturers of “conventional” antipsychotic drugs to change the labeling to warn about an increased risk of death associated with the off-label use to treat behavioral problems in older people with dementia. In 2005, the FDA announced similar labeling changes for “atypical” antipsychotic drugs. At that time, Black Box warnings were added, and will now be added to the older “conventional” antipsychotics. The warning for both classes of drugs will say that clinical studies indicate that antipsychotic drugs of both types are associated with an increased risk of death when used in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis, according to an FDA statement. Both classes of drugs are dopamine receptor antagonists work by blocking the action of na... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522436 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:47:12 +0100 1522436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1130977&cid=t_127205_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F04%2Fmeds-proven-ineffective-for-aggression-in-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities%2F Despite their widespread use amongst doctors who treat adults with developmental disabilities and mental retardation, a new study has found that a specific type of psychiatric medication — antipsychotics — to be ineffective in helping reduce these individuals’ aggressive behavior. Antipsychotics are generally not FDA-approved for the treatment of aggressive behavior, this has simply been an off-label and common practice by many physicians for years. The researchers followed 86 non-psychotic people with an intellectual disability (what we in the U.S. would term either a developmental disability or mental retardation) and aggressive or challenging behaviors. Patients were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups — an older antipsychotic (Haldol), a newer at... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1130977 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:43:56 +0100 1130977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1129499&cid=t_127205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F211101969%2F Risperdal and Haldol, which are also known as antipsychotics, weren’t effective in people with low IQs and shouldn’t be prescribed to these patients, according to a study in The Lancet. About 1.5 percent of the population have IQ’s below 70 and are defined as disabled because of their lower intelligence, and these people have difficulty expressing themselves and are often aggressive when trying to do so, Reuters notes. For the past 60 years doctors have treated aggression in people who aren’t psychotic with the drugs, but placebos seem to do a better job, says Peter Tyrer, a community psychiatrist, who led the study. “For most circumstances people shouldn’t be given these drugs because there is no indication they work,” Tyrer of Imperial College in... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1129499 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:51:19 +0100 1129499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=693448&cid=t_127205_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1688 Chlorpromazine (brand name Thorazine) is a strong antipsychotic medication. Like most drugs in its class, chlorpromazine is also a potent tranquilizer. The usual dose is 100 to 200 milligrams, three of four times per day. The maximum recommended dose — and only for severe cases — is 400 milligrams per dose. A 500 milligram dose is over the top, but something I could see a villain using. From left to right: 1. PAXIL 25 mg Paxil (generic name Paroxetine) is an antidepressant/anti-anxiety medication. 25 milligrams is a reasonable dose (a usual dose of Paxil is 10 to 40 milligrams, once a day), except for the fact that Paxil does not come in a 25 milligram size. (Paxil CR does, but that’s a different formulation of Paroxetine). 2. HALDOL 25 mg Haldol (generic name Haloperido... Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=693448 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:12:09 +0100 693448