tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2009:/cgi-bin/mt//feed/Zyprexa 2009-11-22T07:04:33Z Movable Type 4.24-en 58 1 58 tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2008:/sznews//13.6154 2008-03-31T18:50:12Z 2008-04-01T14:30:50Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Second generation "Atypical" antipsychotic drugs are not much better than the older, less expensive Haldol treating a first episode of schizophrenia, according to a study done by Dutch researchers that was published in the British Medical journal "The Lancet". However,... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2008:/sznews//13.6088 2008-03-07T19:42:18Z 2008-03-07T19:56:31Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com There is good news for people fighting weight gain due to antipsychotic medications. In the past year studies have come out that indicate that the common medication side effects of increased weight gain can be minimized or eliminated by good... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2008:/sznews//13.6059 2008-03-04T17:56:05Z 2008-03-05T19:28:43Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Eli Lilly has announced this week that the FDA has declined to approve a long-acting, injectable form of their top-selling drug Zyprexa. We covered this new medication that was being developed by Eli Lilly a few weeks ago - you... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2008:/sznews//13.5969 2008-02-04T17:20:00Z 2008-02-05T23:28:28Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that a long-acting, injectable form of Eli Lilly & Co.'s medication called Zyprexa was effective at treating schizophrenia but caused "profound sedation" in about 1% of patients. This new version of Zyprexa... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5672 2007-10-24T20:48:13Z 2007-10-26T02:37:50Z http://www.schizophrenia.com Hallucinations are one of the positive symptoms people with schizophrenia may experience. A new study conducted by Yale School of Medicine researchers followed 43 participants showing early signs of schizophrenia over a two-year period and discovered that "a tendency to... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5617 2007-10-05T22:48:11Z 2007-10-08T02:08:42Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Eli Lilly, the maker of Zyprexa, said that new label changes were made as part of ongoing talks with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company said that the new labels include warnings on weight gain and higher levels... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5455 2007-08-16T15:46:16Z 2007-08-23T17:39:34Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recently recommended approval of a generic version of Eli Lilly's schizophrenia treatment Zyprexa (olanzapine). Zyprexa is currently the worlds top selling schizophrenia medication, with global sales in excess of over $4.7 billion in 2006.... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5281 2007-07-13T18:06:17Z 2007-08-22T21:28:58Z http://www.schizophrenia.com There are two new research studies recruiting participants at the Clinical Research Unit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Following is a description of each of the studies: GLAD - Prevention of Postpsychotic Depression with Lamotrigine Who... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5181 2007-07-09T15:01:32Z 2007-08-22T21:28:58Z http://www.schizophrenia.com Canadian Federal Court and the German Patent Court, have applied to gain generic rights to the drug Zyprexa. but drug company Eli Lilly, which owns the rights to Zeprexa, have appealed this. Lilly claims that creating a generic substitution will... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5125 2007-05-27T14:45:03Z 2007-07-09T20:27:34Z Naomi_NJW http://www.schizophrenia.com The United Kingdom (UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), an executive agency of the Department of Health in the UK, has issued a press release warning its citizens using Zyprexa (olanzapine) of the existence of three counterfeit batches... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.5046 2007-05-11T21:02:57Z 2007-05-11T21:06:29Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Obecure, Inc. -- an Isreal-based pharmaceutical company -- has conducted the first initiation visit for its Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of the company's OBE101 drug candidate for prevention of weight gain in patients treated with Zyprexa,... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.4811 2007-03-23T02:45:36Z 2007-03-23T02:49:22Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Today's New York Times has an interesting article on the struggle that the states are having to lower their drug costs for medicaid programs. It notes that "Many states, looking to rein in the cost of expensive antipsychotic drugs like... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.4646 2007-02-13T15:49:46Z 2007-02-15T02:41:10Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com John Hopkins University Researchers Uncover Cause of Antipsychotic-related Drug Weight Gain Johns Hopkins University brain scientists have announced that they understand how and why some of the antipsychotic drugs used for treating schizophrenia cause patients to frequently gain significant weight... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2007:/sznews//13.4460 2007-01-04T20:03:53Z 2007-01-04T20:30:42Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com The New York Times reported today that Eli Lilly will pay up to $500 million to settle approximately 18,000 lawsuits from people who claimed they developed diabetes or other diseases after taking Zyprexa, Lilly's antipsychotic medication used for treatment of... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2006:/sznews//13.4377 2006-12-18T19:06:21Z 2007-01-04T18:57:13Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com The New York Times reported this past weekend that "Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. has engaged in a decadelong effort to downplay the health risks of Zyprexa, its best-selling medication for schizophrenia, according to hundreds of internal Lilly... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2006:/sznews//13.4054 2006-10-10T20:51:07Z 2007-08-13T17:23:28Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Bloomberg.com is reporting today that Pfizer is busy working on some improved schizophrenia drugs. Given the increasing number of studies that are suggesting that the current schizophrenia medications are no better than the drugs that were available 25 years ago... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2006:/sznews//13.3763 2006-08-12T02:46:28Z 2006-08-12T02:49:11Z http://www.schizophrenia.com A 41 year old woman diagnosed with schizophrenia died of hyperthermia (over-heating) in her home last week. Her daughter believes her schizophrenia prevented her from realizing she was too hot, and taking "normal" steps to cool down; like use the... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2006:/sznews//13.3275 2006-04-12T20:34:42Z 2006-12-20T01:39:20Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com Earlier this week we covered the release of the results from the CATIE 2 drug comparison study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Instead of focusing on how some symptom or side effect waxes and wanes, the government... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2006:/sznews//13.3273 2006-04-12T19:22:44Z 2006-04-13T03:55:22Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com The Washington Post reported this week on a new academic study covered in the American Journal of Psychiatry that suggests there is a significant bias in research studies done by some pharmaceuticals companies. Specifically the newspaper reported: Pharmaceutical giant Eli... tag:www.schizophrenia.com,2005:/sznews//13.2744 2005-12-09T18:23:50Z 2005-12-09T18:28:35Z szadmin www.schizophrenia.com The Indianapolis Star reports that the makers of generic drugs to appeal; 3 companies will continue efforts to get share of the billions spent on the antipsychotic drug. Generic Drug Companies Challenge Lilly's Patent on Zyprexa The Indianapolis Star stated...