Rutgers: Prescriptions of Antipsychotic Medications in Young Children Is Declining
November 07, 2020
November 07, 2020
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 7 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
The use of antipsychotics in young children is declining but doctors continue to prescribe these medications off-label for conditions not approved by the Food and Drug Administration and without the recommended psychiatric consultation, a Rutgers study found.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, looked at 301,311 antipsy . . .
The use of antipsychotics in young children is declining but doctors continue to prescribe these medications off-label for conditions not approved by the Food and Drug Administration and without the recommended psychiatric consultation, a Rutgers study found.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, looked at 301,311 antipsy . . .