Recent news on Risperidone

Iloperidone shows promise for Akathisia  -  25 May 2007
News-Medical.net,Three times as many patients in the risperidone group (22%), compared to placebo (7%), received anticholinergic medication to manage intolerable

Routine Metabolic Screening Is Necessary for Antipsychotic ...  -  25 May 2007
DG NewsDrugs included in the study were aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone and ziprasidone. Certain patient exclusions existed.

APA: Metabolic Risks Ignored in Choice of Atypical Antipsychotics  -  25 May 2007
MedPage Today,...antipsychotic agent, either olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel), ziprasidone (Geodon) or aripiprazole (Abilify).

Subtypes of Pediatric Delirium: A Treatment Algorithm  -  May 3, 2007
Psychosomatics (subscription)They find marked differences in the response of different delirium subtypes to haloperidol and risperidone and theorize as to the neurochemical pathways by

US PSYCH: Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Cuts Behavioral ...  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Times,His group, the Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network, conducted a double-blind randomized trial of risperidone (Risperdal) among

US PSYCH: Vigilance Still Necessary for Atypical Antipsychotics  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Times,Clozapine (Clozaril) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) have the highest receptor affinity with quetiapine (Seroquel) and risperidone (Risperdal) in the middle and

SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  May 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Development started of once-daily CDT-based risperidone and rivastigmine formulations, with the goal to start testing in late 2007/early 2008.

Officials from Johnson & Johnson report details of recent activities  -  May 10, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),The patent is set to expire in December 2007, however, this grant will extend the period of exclusivity on risperidone through June 2008.

New world, new dangers  -  May 22, 2007
Med Ad News (subscription),..."Invega is a metabolite of risperidone and is likely to have efficacy similar to that of risperidone, which scored slightly lower than Zyprexa overall,"

Zuclopenthixol in adults with intellectual disabilities and ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),Recent controlled studies of antipsychotic drugs focusing on risperidone reveal valuable effects on aggression and self-injurious behaviour in individuals

APA: Research Sheds Light on Actions of Atypical Antipsychotics  -  May 22, 2007
MedPage Today,Risperidone (Risperdal) 6 mg daily occupies 69% of receptors, leaving 25.5% free, and allotting 5.5% to be claimed by dopamine. Aripiprazole (Abilify) 15 mg

Psychiatric Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report  -  May 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Mr. C received several trials of medication that were not effective (risperidone, 1 mg at bedtime; divalproex sodium, 750 mg bid; quetiapine, dose unknown;

Chemical Maps Hint At Drugs' Effects On Schizophrenia  -  May 21, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,...drawn from 50 patients with schizophrenia before and after treatment with the atypical antipsychotic drugs olanzapine, risperidone or aripiprazole.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on Iloperidone at the 2007 ...  -  May 18, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),POSTER NR475 - Changes in Akathisia with Iloperidone, Risperidone, or Placebo Over the Course of an Acute Efficacy Trial (Peter Weiden, MD and Curt Wolfgang

Johnson & Johnson wins on blocking rival generic version of its drug  -  May 11, 2007
Asbury Park Press,...without issuing an opinion, affirmed a lower court ruling that upheld a patent on the compound risperidone, the active ingredient in the drug.

FDA Approves INVEGA™ (paliperidone) For Long-Term Maintenance ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
WebWire (press release),The once-daily oral medication is specifically designed to deliver paliperidone – the active ingredient derived from risperidone – through the innovative

FDA Approves INVEGA™ (paliperidone) For Long-Term Maintenance ...  -  Apr 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The once-daily oral medication is specifically designed to deliver paliperidone the active ingredient derived from risperidone through the innovative OROS®

War veterans find a haven in local hospital  -  Apr 28, 2007
The Yale Herald,...a $6.9 million VA grant to conduct a nation-wide study on the effectiveness of using Risperidone, an anti-psychotic medication, to treat chronic PTSD.

USPSYCH: New Definitions on Tap for Mixed Manias  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Times,For bipolar disorder type I patients who are in a mixed manic or hypomanic state, she recommended valproate, aripiprazole (Abilify), risperidone (Risperdal)

Alkermes and Indevus Announce Initiation of Phase 2a Clinical ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Alkermes currently has two commercial products: RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) [(risperidone) long-acting injection], the first and only long-acting atypical

US PSYCH: Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Cuts Behavioral ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,His group, the Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network, conducted a double-blind randomized trial of risperidone (Risperdal) among

USPSYCH: New Definitions on Tap for Mixed Manias  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,For bipolar disorder type I patients who are in a mixed manic or hypomanic state, she recommended valproate, aripiprazole (Abilify), risperidone (Risperdal)

Alkermes and Indevus Announce Initiation of Phase 2a Clinical ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Alkermes currently has two commercial products: RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) [(risperidone) long-acting injection], the first and only long-acting atypical

Alkermes says FDA approves new dose of risperidone  -  Apr 13, 2007
ReutersO: Quote, Profile, Research) said the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new dose of risperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia.

FDA Approves New Dose Of RISPERDAL® CONSTA® For Schizophrenia ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Using proprietary Medisorb® drug-delivery technology developed by Alkermes, the RISPERDAL® CONSTA® formulation encapsulates risperidone in microspheres made

FDA Approves New Dose of RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) for Schizophrenia ...  -  Apr 14, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Using proprietary Medisorb(R) drug-delivery technology developed by Alkermes, the RISPERDAL CONSTA formulation encapsulates risperidone in microspheres made

Pisa Syndrome Resolved After Switching to Olanzapine  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)1 Here, we present a case of Pisa syndrome that developed during treatment with risperidone. Although both therapies were ineffective, the problem was

Pimavanserin Approved by USAN as Nonproprietary Name for ACADIA ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...demonstrated a number of important advantages of co-therapy combining pimavanserin and low-dose risperidone compared to a standard dose of risperidone,

Acadia Raises $89.1M Publicly To Fund Upcoming CNS Trials  -  Apr 5, 2007
BioWorld Online,Data showed Acadia's drug with low-dose risperidone improved antipsychotic efficacy compared to low-dose risperidone plus placebo (p=0.01), and comparable

New Dosing Option Approved for Risperdal Consta  -  Apr 17, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA has approved Janssen’s Risperdal Consta (risperidone) 12.5 mg long-acting injection for the treatment of schizophrenia within specific patient

Why sedatives 'are making Alzheimer's patients die early'  -  Mar 29, 2007
Daily Mail,Although antipsychotics such as risperidone are cheaper than anti-dementia drugs, the cost adds up to £19million a year, said Professor Ballard.

Ped Med: Medicines for autism symptoms  -  Apr 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)In a rare study of drug treatments for minors with autism, sponsored by the federal government, the anti-psychotic risperidone was found to control tantrums

Sedatives Killing Alzheimer's Patients  -  Mar 30, 2007
Post ChronicleThe neuroleptics in the study were thioridazine, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, trifluoperazine and risperidone. (c) UPI.

Sedatives killing Alzheimer's patients  -  Mar 30, 2007
Earthtimes.org...patients with mild behavioral disturbance. The neuroleptics in the study were thioridazine, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, trifluoperazine and risperidone.

No good drug for treating schizophrenia  -  Apr 23, 2007
The Brunei Times,They included Johnson & Johnson's risperidone, sold under the brand name Risperdal; olanzapine, made by Eli Lilly and Co under the brand name Zyprexa;

Harvard researchers show high EPA Omega-3 supplement effective as ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe same Mass General research team in 2005 conducted a similar study with risperidone or olanzapine, the two most commonly prescribed drugs for the

Adverse Subjective Experience With Antipsychotics and Its ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)METHOD: Patients with recent-onset psychosis (N=12) were randomly assigned to low or high doses of olanzapine or risperidone. Subjective experiences, motor

Delirium in Elderly is Common But Preventable  -  Apr 20, 2007
MedPage Today,They added that the atypical antipsychotics risperidone (Risperdal) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) should be avoided in patients with dementia complicated by

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' Schizophrenia Programs to Be Presented at ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Dr. Hacksell also will present new data from this study showing that patients in the co-therapy arm combining ACP-103 with risperidone (2 mg) had

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Needs to Be Recognized in Primary Care  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineThe antipsychotic drugs risperidone or olanzapine, when added to SSRI treatment, achieved a therapeutic response in 4 studies involving veterans and no

The Moose in the Room  -  Apr 16, 2007
Scientist,Those pressures may get worse as patents expire on two of J&J's top sellers: its schizophrenia drug Risperdal (risperidone) in 2008 and its epilepsy drug

Speeding in the brain  -  Apr 14, 2007
spectroscopyNOW.com (subscription),...response to psychostimulants, so the group compared the proteins to those found in an earlier study of the action of the antipsychotic drug risperidone.

Acadias CNS Pipeline Propels Growth  -  Apr 13, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The trial is evaluating ACP-103 as an adjunctive therapy with risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug, and haloperidol, a typical antipsychotic therapy.

Alkermes Receives FDA Approval For 12.5 Mg Dose Of Risperdal ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Trading Markets,...a risperidone Long-Acting Injection, for the treatment of schizophrenia within specific patient populations, including those with renal and hepatic

Stimulating Research: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Patients were maintained on their medications: lithium (N=2), risperidone (N=1), quetiapine (N=1), divalproex (N=1), and lamotrigine (N=1).

Neurological Soft Signs in Schizophrenia Patients With Obsessive ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)25 All patients in the two schizophrenia groups were treated by antipsychotic agents: risperidone (schizo-obsessive: 10 patients; schizophrenia: eight

CIBC World Markets Annual Biotechnology & Specialty ...  -  Apr 6, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Alkermes currently has two commercial products: RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) ((risperidone) long-acting injection), the first and only long-acting atypical

CIBC World Markets Annual Biotechnology & Specialty ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Alkermes currently has two commercial products: RISPERDAL ® CONSTA ® [(risperidone) long-acting injection], the first and only long-acting atypical

Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Taiwan: A Population ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)...quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, amisulpride, and aripiprazole), antidepressants (including tricyclics and second-generation antidepressants,

Bipolar disorder can cause mood swings, out-of-control behavior  -  Apr 4, 2007
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers,Recently, second generation antipsychotics (olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone and aripiprazole) have been found effective in shortening manic

Second-Generation Antipsychotic Agents in the Treatment of Acute ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Archives of General Psychiatry...amisulpride, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and zotepine in conjunction with mania, manic, and bipolar.

Can’t Get Enough of That Dopamine  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)The authors studied patients 2 weeks after they were randomly assigned to low or high doses of olanzapine or risperidone. Overall, higher drug occupancy

Health Highlights: March 31, 2007  -  Mar 31, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),Neuroleptics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, risperidone, thioridazine and trifluoperazine. Guidelines recommend that these drugs be given to patients

Alzheimer's sufferers dying in drug 'scandal'  -  Mar 29, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,In 2004 the medicines watchdog issued a warning that two types of neuroleptics, olanzapine and risperidone, should not be given to Alzheimer's patients

Alzheimer's: Sedatives Could Be Causing Premature Death  -  Mar 30, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,The drugs involved were thioridazine (Mellaril), chlorpromazine (Largactil), haloperidol (Serenace), trifluoperazine (Stelazine) and risperidone

Alzheimer's patients dying from sedative drugs  -  Mar 30, 2007
Earthtimes.org...from King's College London randomly assigned half these patients to receive a placebo instead of drugs like chlorpromazine, haloperidol and risperidone.

Sedatives link to early death  -  Mar 30, 2007
Channel 4 News,The neuroleptics in the study were thioridazine (Melleril), chlorpromazine (Largactil), haloperidol (Serenace), trifluoperazine (Stelazine) and risperidone

Alzheimer's Drugs Lead To Early Deaths  -  Mar 29, 2007
MedIndia,In 2004, a warning was issued by the medicines watchdog that two types of neuroleptics, olanzapine and risperidone should not be prescribed to Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Society: Comment on new study into antipsychotics  -  Mar 29, 2007
Politics.co.uk,The Committee on Safety of Medicines decided in 2004 that neuroleptic drugs risperidone and olanzapine should not be used for the treatment of behavioural

Impact of Splitting Risperidone Tablets on Medication Adherence ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)The research objectives were to determine whether risperidone tablet splitting is associated with changes in medication adherence, service utilization,

Risperidone may help people with autism  -  Jan 30, 2007
News-Medical.net,Risperidone, a drug used to control schizophrenia symptoms, may also help treat behaviors found in autism spectrum disorder, according to a new review of

Risperidone, a drug used to control schizophrenia symptoms, may ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
MedIndia,The reviewers looked at three randomized, placebo-controlled studies of risperidone (Risperdal) involving 211 participants, including 31 adults.

Antipsychotic drug controls some symptoms in autism disorder  -  Jan 31, 2007
PressZoom (press release),..."[We found] that risperidone may be beneficial for various aspects of autism including irritability, repetition and hyperactivity," said researchers led by

Antipsychotic Drug Controls Some Symptoms In Autism Disorder  -  Jan 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — Risperidone, a drug used to control schizophrenia symptoms, may also help treat behaviors found in autism spectrum disorder, according to a

Antipsychotic Med Aids Autism Disorder  -  Jan 31, 2007
PsychCentral.com,Researchers reviewed three randomized, placebo-controlled studies that used Risperidone to treat behaviors found in autism spectrum disorder.

Health and Science News Roundup  -  Jan 31, 2007
Monsters and Critics.com,31 (UPI) -- A British study suggests risperidone, a drug used to control schizophrenic symptoms, might help treat problems found in autism spectrum disorder

Splitting and Pill Splitting  -  Feb 7, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)The findings imply that some medications, such as oral risperidone, can be split without serious adverse consequences. The results may actually suggest

Pharmas to lose $100bn to generics  -  Feb 23, 2007
DrugResearcher.com,...including blockbusters Norvasc (amlodipine) from Pfizer, AstraZeneca's Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) and Janssen's Risperdal (risperidone),

Use of Clozapine in Oneroid State  -  Feb 16, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)She was put on a regimen of haloperidol, 20mg/day for 3 weeks, and, subsequently, risperidone, 6mg/day, with no improvement. Ultimately, I started her on a

CMPI Conference: Critical Path  -  Feb 21, 2007
Corante,For risperidone-treated patients, the leptin receptor and the NPY5 receptor fit the same pattern. They're starting to use their markers prospectively to

Hopkins Scientists Uncover Cause of Antipsychotic Drug Weight Gain  -  Feb 19, 2007
Johns Hopkins Gazette,...(Zyprexa) and risperidone (Risperdal), is commonly prescribed for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in people who do poorly on conventional drugs.

Girl's death puts doctor at center of controversy  -  Feb 18, 2007
Boston Globe,She soon agreed to try him on a low dosage of risperidone , an antipsychotic medication sometimes used for behavioral problems in children.

Characteristics of Psychotic Patients With Foreign Accent Syndrome  -  Feb 16, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)He was treated with a regimen of carbamazepine, 200mg tid, and risperidone, with 3mg bid required to affect his psychotic symptoms.

Agitation in the Elderly  -  Feb 16, 2007
Psychiatric Times,The newer atypical antipsychotic agents, such as risperidone (Risperdal), clozapine (Clozaril), olanzapine (Zyprexa) and quetiapine (Seroquel) offer the

Researchers discover why antipsychotics cause weight gain  -  Feb 15, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...with Lilly's Zyprexa (olanzapine) and Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal (risperidone), is commonly prescribed for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in

Link Found Between Antipsychotic Drugs and Weight Gain  -  Feb 13, 2007
Newsinferno.com,Scientists now claim that powerful drugs such as Zyprexa (olanzapine), Clozaril (clozapine), and Risperdal (risperidone) may affect production of an enzyme

BIO CEO and Investor Conference to Webcast Alkermes' Corporate ...  -  Feb 9, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Alkermes currently has two commercial products: RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) ((risperidone) long-acting injection), the first and only long-acting atypical

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Acadia, Allergan, Sepracor and Chevron  -  Feb 9, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...“Acadia Pharmaceuticals is expected to release phase IIb data on ACP-103 in combination with antipsychotic drugs risperidone and haloperidol during the

BIO CEO and Investor Conference to Webcast Alkermes’ Corporate ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Alkermes currently has two commercial products: RISPERDAL ® CONSTA ® [(risperidone) long-acting injection], the first and only long-acting atypical

Regulatory policies on medicines for psychiatric disorders: is ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),This study, which randomly assigned a total of 1493 patients with schizophrenia to receive olanzapine, perphenazine, quetiapine or risperidone for up to 18

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