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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,...
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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. …... -
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... -
New J&J anti-depressant related to 'Special K' party drug
ReutersNEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a treatment for patients with depression who have failed to benefit from standard medications. The intranasal drug, called...Tags: Suicide, Rabies, Polio, New Products, Heart Failure
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Medical Research
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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: Johnson & Johnson Inc., Alzheimer's Disease, Schizophrenia
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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: Nursing Homes, Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Diseases and Illnesses
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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, Autism, Justice System
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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: Wisconsin, Hospitals and Clinics, Chemical Industry, Idaho, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Zion, Medical Research, Social Issues, Earthquakes, Illinois
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Social Issues, Earthquakes, Urinary System
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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: Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Television, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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