Science news articles about 'conventional antipsychotics'

... in nursing homes, 6,853 received no antipsychotics, 6,853 received atypical ... drugs were three times more likely and those who received a conventional antipsychotic drug were almost four times more ...

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is ordering manufacturers of "conventional" antipsychotic drugs to include boxed warnings on the products.

Two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective than an older conventional antipsychotic in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia and may lead to more metabolic side effects, ...

... in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, adds to growing evidence that conventional antipsychotics may not be safer than atypical anitpsychotics for the elderly. Researchers had previously ...