October 2012
Lurasidone (Latuda) in Context
The new antipsychotic lurasidone (Latuda) may cause less weight gain than other second-generation antipsychotics but may not be the most efficacious treatment for patients with schizophrenia.
Antidepressants and Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Recent use of antidepressants appears to increase the risk of acute angle-closure glaucoma in elderly patients.
Clozapine Can Prevent Suicide
An increased use of clozapine (Clozaril and others) to treat schizophrenia would prevent more suicides than the number of deaths that would be caused by its adverse events.
In Brief
Obesity and Metabolic Abnormalities in Midlife Associated with Later Cognitive Decline; EMR Practices Provide Less Depression Treatment for Patients with More Complex Conditions
Doctors Overestimate Patient Adherence to Antipsychotics
In a recent survey, physicians were correct about the level of treatment adherence for only about half of their patients.
Osteoporosis, Fracture Risk, and Schizophrenia
Data suggest that both schizophrenia and the drugs used to treat it increase the risk of fractures by causing osteoporosis.
In Brief
October 2012
Being overweight or obese may be a risk factor for developing dementia, but the risk seems to be higher when the adiposity occurs in midlife, rather than during old age. To study the relationship between midlife obesity phenotypes and cognitive function and decline, Singh-Manoux and colleagues collected…
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