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FDA expands antipsychotic drug warning
Jun 17, 08 FDA warningsOlder, conventional antipsychotic medications can increase the risk of death in some elderly patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Monday.
The agency called for the drugs to include a strong “black box” warning about the risk, seen in older patients being treated for dementia-related psychosis.
Conventional antipsychotics include Pfizer Inc’s Navane, Johnson & Johnson’s Haldol, and Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc’s Moban among others, according to a database on the FDA’s website.
FDA officials issued a similar warning for other antipsychotic drugs in 2005.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
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