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Pediatric Use of Antipsychotics Linked to Metabolic and Cardiovascular Events

February 15, 2010 by  
Filed under Medicine Cabinet

Over the last 10 years we have seen a huge increase in the use of antipsychotic medication for our children, despite adequate safety studies (if your autistic child is on any antipsychotic drug other than Risperdal, they are being used off-label and not approved). Many physicians are blindly prescribing these medications without proper training or even monitoring the child for side effects.