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Dan Markingson (November 25, 1976–May 8, 2004) was a man from St. Paul, Minnesota who died by suicide in an ethically controversial psychiatric research study at the University of Minnesota. For nearly eleven years, University of Minnesota officials defended the conduct of its researchers, despite significant public criticism, [1] [2 ...
AstraZeneca (AZN) divests commercial rights to its schizophrenia and bipolar disorder medicines Seroquel/Seroquel XR in the United States and Canada to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH.
Quetiapine, sold under the brand name Seroquel among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Despite being widely used as a sleep aid due to its sedating effect, the benefits of such use may not outweigh its undesirable side effects ...
Aponal, Quitaxon, Sinequan ( doxepin) – a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat nerve pain, insomnia; similar to imipramine. Anquil ( benperidol) – an antipsychotic primarily used to control antisocial hypersexual behaviour. Aricept ( donepezil) – used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Ativan ( lorazepam) – a ...
AstraZeneca agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle a New York State Attorney General's lawsuit saying the British pharmaceutical company improperly promoted and marketed the schizophrenia drug ...
One of the world's largest drug companies, AstraZeneca, agreed to pay $520 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit claiming the company encouraged doctors to prescribe an anti-psychotic drug ...
[4] [3] Although atypical antipsychotics are thought to be safer than typical antipsychotics, they still have severe side effects, including tardive dyskinesia (a serious movement disorder), neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and increased risk of stroke, sudden cardiac death, blood clots, and diabetes. Significant weight gain may occur. Critics ...
AstraZeneca (AZN) told American doctors the company's antipsychotic drug Seroquel AstraZeneca sales-rep notes reveal troubling relationship with doctors Skip to main content