New international consensus guidelines were developed through a research method, known as a Delphi process, that used a ...

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, ...

Five common medications that make it hard to cope in the heat - Some commonly prescribed drugs can interfere with the body’s mechanisms to regulate temperature ...

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Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MDSchizophrenia medication falls under two main categories: older, first-generation, or "typical" antipsychotics and newer drugs for schizophrenia known as ...

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness—especially for people taking certain prescription drugs.

For the "non rapid dose escalators", the mean daily antipsychotic dose for days 1–15 and days 16–30 was markedly higher than that seen in both the "rapid dose escalator" cohort and the ...

Summer is off to a hot start nationally as well as locally. Hot temperatures have been associated with an increase in ...

Common medications may make you more susceptible to heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Here, experts share which contribute to dehydration and temperature issues.

Federal health authorities are sounding the alarm over the chronic use of antipsychotic and psychotropic drugs in America’s ...

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A former Multnomah County corrections deputy is accused of developing a relationship with a man in jail and later smuggling drugs to him. Devona Preble was arrested Tuesday and booked at the ...