Re: Zyprexa approved for teens - will make Paxil/Seroxat a side show!

[Guest guest]

Yes,

Many of the antipsychotics are being FDA approved for kids,

interestingly right after all

the government lawsuits for the off-label prescribing.

As with the antidepressants what we are going to see is the

recommendations on how to prescribe, on monitoring

patients and other recommendations will be ignored.

On 2/2/2010 7:47 AM, jeremy9282 wrote:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm198402.htm

Zyprexa (olanzapine): Use in Adolescents

Audience: Neuropsychiatric healthcare

professionals

[Posted 01/29/2010] Lilly and FDA notified

healthcare professionals of changes to the Prescribing Information for

Zyprexa related to its indication for use in adolescents (ages 13-17)

for treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder [manic or mixed

episodes]. The revised labeling states that:

Section 1, Indications and Usage: When deciding among the

alternative treatments available for adolescents, clinicians should

consider the increased potential (in adolescents as compared with

adults) for weight gain and hyperlipidemia. Clinicians should

consider the potential long-term risks when prescribing to adolescents,

and in many cases this may lead them to consider prescribing other

drugs first in adolescents.

Section 17.14, Need for comprehensive Treatment Program in

Pediatric Patients: Zyprexa is indicated as an integral part of a total

treatment program for pediatric patients with schizophrenia and bipolar

disorder that may include other measures (psychological, educational,

social) for patients with the disorder. Effectiveness and safety of

ZYPREXA have not been established in pediatric patients less than 13

years of age.

[01/04/2010 - Dear

Healthcare Professional Letter - Lilly]

[12/2009 - Prescribing

Information - Lilly]