News tagged with 'Geodon'

In a routine pediatric safety review on Tuesday, an outside panel of experts unanimously requested more long-term data on the side effects of prescribing powerful antipsychotic drugs to children including Risperdal and Zyprexa.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer Laboratories informed medical professionals last week that revisions have been made to the labeling for Pfizer's schizophrenia drug, Geodon. Also known as Ziprasidone, Geodon prolongs the heart's QT interval. According to the FDA and researchers working with Pfiz

Schizophrenics have a new choice for medication, thanks to the Food and Drug Administration's approval of Geodon. Schizophrenia is a complicated disorder that causes delusions, hallucinations and strange thinking patterns, all of which result in the schizophrenic's withdrawal from society. According to critics,