Zyprexa (sister drug risperidone etc..) linked to Diabetes

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Researchers Warn Antipsychotic Drug Linked to Diabetes

Clozapine, Risperidone-class drug

[some parents may be giving this drug to their ASD children.]

http://www.biocompare.com/gonl.asp?id=19538

Research from Duke University Medical Center suggests there might be a

link between at least one drug used to treat schizophrenia and the onset of

diabetes, a disease widely recognized as one of the leading causes of death

and disability in the U.S.

The drug, olanzapine (trade name Zyprexa), belongs to a relatively new

family of medications called atypical antipsychotics, which are used to

treat schizophrenia, paranoia and manic-depressive disorders. Other drugs in

this class include clozapine, risperidone, quetiapine and ziprasidone.

The researchers found metabolic abnormalities ranging from mild blood

sugar problems to diabetic ketoacidosis and coma in patients who had been

prescribed olanzapine, most of whom were otherwise not known to be diabetic.

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition in which a person

experiences an extreme rise in blood glucose level coupled with a severe

lack of insulin, which results in symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, stomach

pain and rapid breathing. Untreated, DKA can lead to coma and even death.

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