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  • We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it is no more effective than older drugs for schizophrenia and causes irregular heartbeat.

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The Antidepressant Mirtazapine Ineffective for Agitation in Dementia Patients, Study Shows
April 2022
A new well-designed study conducted by U.K. researchers found that mirtazapine is not beneficial for treating agitated behaviors in dementia patients and is potentially linked to an increased risk of death.
Drugs That Cause Weight Gain
December 2017
Weight gain is an adverse event associated with many widely used medications and may lead to significant overweight and obesity, especially in susceptible individuals. Find out which drugs have this adverse effect.
Inappropriate Prescribing of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs in the Elderly: Inexcusable Deaths and Medicare Dollars Wasted
August 2011
Most prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs to people in nursing homes are inappropriate and quite dangerous. Find out what you can do to protect your family or friends.
Drug Mix-Ups
June 2011
This article lists 355 drugs with names that are often confused with similar-sounding drug names. Find out what you can do to prevent getting the wrong drug.
SSRIs Can Have Dangerous Interactions With Other Drugs
January 2008
More than 70 million prescriptions a year are filled for these popular antidepressants, including Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Luvox, Celexa and Lexapro. This article gives details about more than 60 other widely prescribed prescription drugs that can have harmful interactions if used with these antidepressants. The two different kinds of interactions are also discussed.

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Letter to FDA Opposing Approval of Loxapine Inhalation Powder (Adasuve) (HRG Publication #1997)
Public Citizen’s Health Research Group strongly opposes FDA approval of loxapine (Adasuve) inhalation powder for treatment of schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in adults due to no evidence from clinical trials that it offers any benefits over currently-available treatments and that it can cause life-threatening pulmonary toxicity.

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