Antipsychotic Agent

Use of antipsychotic medication in psychiatric patients led to decreases in assault risk against personnel within emergency settings, according to a longitudinal study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

FDA recently approved Lybalvi for the treatment of schizophrenia and for use in manic and mixed (depressive and manic) episodes of bipolar I disorder as an acute treatment, a maintenance treatment, and for use with valproate or lithium.

In conjunction with Veterans Day, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of recent research related to veteran mental health.

Most frequent prescribers of long-acting injectable antipsychotics reported no changes in prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a health care provider survey study presented at Psych Congress.

An implantable loop recorder feasibly and acceptably monitored arrythmias among patients taking psychotropic medication, according to results of a cohort study in a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Caplyta reduced depression symptoms in patients with major depressive episodes linked to bipolar I and bipolar II disorders, according to a phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled trial in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Antipsychotic treatment did not increase risk for mortality among adults with serious mental illness diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, according to study results in a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Teva Pharmaceuticals and MedinCell announced FDA acceptance of a new drug application for risperidone extended-release injectable suspension for subcutaneous use, a schizophrenia treatment.

Researchers identified a correlation between low doses of antipsychotics and relapse prevention in schizophrenia, according to findings published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers reported that prenatal use of antipsychotics was not associated with risks for adverse outcomes in children — specifically, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, preterm birth or being born small for gestational age.