More Antipsychotic Drugs Get Stronger Warning Labels

June 17, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Drugs, FDA, Headlines, Psychiatry

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that some “conventional” antipsychotic prescription drugs must now carry a black box warning label just like the one that has come on newer antipsychotic drug labels since an FDA order in 2005. The black box message is that the drugs increase the risk of death for elderly patients suffering from dementia. Read more

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