Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Risperdal (drug) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 12
» View wdbj7.com items only
-
SD share of drug settlement exceeds $2.5 million
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota's share of a multi-state settlement with a drug company will exceed $2.5 million. Officials have not yet determined what South Dakota will do with the money. Janssen...Tags: Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease, Johnson & Johnson Inc.
-
PA Gets Part of Largest Multi-State Settlement with Pharmaceutical Company
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced Thursday that Pennsylvania has joined 36 other attorneys general in the largest multi-state consumer protection settlement to be reached with a pharmaceutical company. Kelly said the record $187,047,...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease, Washington, DC, Diseases and Illnesses
-
Indiana awarded $4.5 million in settlement over drug marketing case
The state of Indiana will get about $4.5 million as part of a national pharmaceutical settlement involving 35 states and the District of Columbia. The money is Indiana’s share in the $181 million settlement over Janssen Pharmaceutical’s drug,...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hampshire, Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Alzheimer's Disease
-
Judge refuses to reinstate charges against mother
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit mother will not face criminal charges for a standoff with police in a dispute over the care of her daughter. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Bill said Monday there wasn't enough evidence to charge Maryanne Godboldo...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Autism
-
Probation for former nurse charged with over-medicating patient at Woodstock nursing home
TribLocal - Crystal Lake » NewsA former nurse accused of overmedicating patients in 2006 at a Woodstock nursing home has been placed on probation for two years and fined $5,000. …... -
Mother battles Michigan over daughter's medication
DETROIT (AP) — Frustration over her physically impaired daughter's medical care led Maryanne Godboldo to lash out at what she considered state interference and into a 12-hour standoff when Detroit police came to take the girl away. When it ended,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Judges, Schizophrenia, Crimes, Justice System
-
Nursing home doctors untouched even as facilities are cited
Tribune reporterDelores Fleming's relatives tried to keep her in her house as long as they could. But her Alzheimer's disease made that impossible. Placed in a nursing home near Decatur, Ill., she scored 23 out of 30 on a mental exam and was deemed to be "moderately...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Alzheimer's Disease, Family, Diseases and Illnesses, Zion
-
Psychotropic drugs given to nursing home patients without cause
Tribune reporterFrail and vulnerable residents of nursing homes throughout Illinois are being dosed with powerful psychotropic drugs, leading to tremors, dangerous lethargy and a higher risk of harmful falls or even death, a Tribune investigation has found. Thousands of...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, New York, Alzheimer's Disease, Arts and Culture, Senior Citizens
-
Newer antipsychotics linked to kids' weight gain; all but one linked to metabolic changes
Booster ShotsChildren and adolescents who started on any one of four psychiatric drugs known as "atypical antipsychotics" packed on a significant amount of weight, new research has found. And three of the four psychiatric medications under study came with metabolic... -
Sam's Story: Medical Marijuana and Autism
KTLA News'Sam' is a 10 year-old California boy who lives with his Dad, Mom, and sister Lucy. Sam has autism. From age two until eight, Sam's disorder made him violent and aggressive. His parents Steve and Angela were truly living a nightmare, every day. "He got...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Children, Television, California, Family
-
Use of atypical antipsychotics for lesser disorders is gaining ground, despite safety concerns
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify "might be right for them." Few appeared to be delusional, plagued by hallucinations or suffering fearsome...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Plc, Alzheimer's Disease, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
-
Shutting door to treatment
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTorrie Gonzales stood at the stove, laughing with her boyfriend as she fried him some eggs on his 23rd birthday. Then she felt him press a flimsy blade against her neck. Struggling on the floor, she pried a paring knife from Reny Cabral's hand, leaving...Tags: Criminals, Pharmaceuticals, FBI, Health and Safety at Work, Television
Aug 31, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Aug 30, 2012
|Story| WPMT-LTV
Aug 30, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Dec 12, 2011
|Story| WSBT-TV
Dec 16, 2011
| Chicago Tribune
May 23, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Oct 28, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 27, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 27, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
Nov 20, 2009
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Apr 13, 2009
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 7, 2007
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Risperdal (drug) topic gallery.