Sunday, April 12, 2009

Know your meds, part one

Risperdal

FDA warning letter about Risperdal

Last November's story in the New York Times about ties between a research center at Massachusetts General Hospital and Johnson & Johnson. -- And the original post about this story on my blog.

Drugs.com Risperdal page and Medicinenet page. Note that extrapyramidal side-effects are most common. Extrapyramidal effects include tardive dyskinesia and parkinsonism. In other words, the most common side-effects from a drug that often is used to treat Tourette Syndrome are spasms, tremors and jerky movements.

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