Agitation in Medical News

Antidepressant shows early promise in treating agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia

Toronto, ONT Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant (citalopram) may perform as well as a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic (risperidone) in the alleviation of severe agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia. Researchers also found that the antidepressant was associ...

Alzheimer's Drug Won't Ease Patients' Agitation

But Aricept may help stave off cognitive decline, researchers say WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Aricept, a drug commonly used to treat the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, is no better than a placebo when it comes to treating the agitation associated with the illness,...

Supreme Court Orders Striking Medicos To Call Off Agitation Immediate

The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered striking medicos to immediately call off their 20-day agitation against a new reservation policy// , and resume work within three days. The court - which accepted a petition from the striking medicos - also warned that strong action will be taken if its orde...

Private Doctors To Join Anti-Quota Agitation In Rajkot

The district unit of Indian Medical Association today said that private doctors have announced their support to the association's ongoing agitation against quota hike for OBCs // , and have decided to close their hospitals and clinics on May 30. The Indian Dental Association, Rajkot, have als...

Disappointed Students Plan To Intensify Agitation Nationwide

Talks between the Central government and striking medicos to end the agitation over the proposal to introduce reservation for Other Backward Castes// in educational institutes failed to reach any conclusion on Monday. Badly disappointed with the government's decision to implement the 27% rese...

Massage May Help Dementia Patients With Agitation

Massage could offer a drug-free way to treat agitation and depression among dementia patients, but there are still too few studies //about the practice to know for sure, according to a review of recent research. In two studies, hand massage and gentle touching during conversation helped ease a...

Medicos Divided on Calling Off Anti-Quota Agitation

New Delhi. Serious differences cropped up among the agitating medicos today on the future course of their anti-reservation// stir in view of a stern warning by the Supreme Court to resume duties immediately. A section of the protestors, mostly resident doctors, are favoring suspension of the...

Alexza to Announce 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results and Update Its Clinical Pipeline Status on Wednesday, August 5, 2009

...ase, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 ( Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

Rabies: How to Protect Yourself and Your Pets

...se they are unaware they have rabies. Progressive symptoms include: Insomnia Anxiety/confusion Partial paralysis agitation Hallucination Excess saliva Difficulty swallowing Fear of water If you have been bitten by any animal you should...

Knowing Yourself Can Improve Your Health and Happiness

...ful events and challenges in everyday life. Part 3: Quieting the Mind introduces the "Silence of the Mind" meditation, a technique to calm the agitation of the mind and cope with mental tension and struggles. Parts 4 and 5 of the program are scheduled to be released this fall. Each part of Know Y...

Stroke survivors report loss of sexual desire, blurred gender roles, anger and fatigue

...that I don't even wash my hair" said one 57 year-old female. All the respondents said they had changed since their stroke and irritability, anger, agitation and intolerance were frequently mentioned. "I'm normally easy going, but now the slightest little thing sets off the temper" said one 53 year-old male...

Alexza Announces Agreement to Acquire Symphony Allegro, Including All Rights to AZ-004, AZ-104 and AZ-002

... ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 ( Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

Alexza's Corporate Presentation to be Webcast at the Piper Jaffray Fourth Annual Europe Conference

... ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 ( Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

Results of phase III study on Labopharm's novel antidepressant published in Psychiatry (Edgemont) Journal

... three quality of sleep end points, with an improvement by the first week of therapy in "overall quality of sleep" and "awakening during the night". agitation is a common symptom of MDD and patients taking antidepressants often experience an exacerbation of this symptom. In the study, those administered Labo...

Alexza's Corporate Presentation to be Webcast at the Eighth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference

... ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 ( Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

APA Offers Tips on Managing Anxiety About Swine Flu

...obe are working on identifying outbreaks of the illness and to ensure the availability of the best medical care to those who are sick. Limit worry and agitation by lessening the time you and your family spend watching or listening to upsetting media coverage. "Build resilience" - resilience is the proce...

Alexza Reports 2008 Year-End Financial Results and Updates Clinical Pipeline Status

...za is developing AZ-004 for the acute treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder...s in a hospital setting, as long as they had acute agitation at the time of patient randomization. This study ...ffect, with statistically significant reduction in agitation at 10 minutes post-dose, the first time point meas...

Alexza's Corporate Presentation to be Webcast at the Cowen & Company 29th Annual Health Care Conference

... ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 ( Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

Alexza to Announce 2008 Financial Results and Update Its Clinical Pipeline on Tuesday, March 10, 2009

...er ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

Innappropriate drug prescriptions wasting millions, raising health risks

...h problems such as schizophrenia, Hartung said, but have not been demonstrated to be effective for most of their off-label uses, such as depression or agitation in persons suffering from dementia. The prescriptions, he said, were also often given at lower doses and for shorter time periods than anything tha...

Alexza Pharmaceuticals Promotes Peter D. Noymer, PhD to Vice President, Product R&D

... ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza's lead program is AZ-004 ( Staccato loxapine) and is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, a...

US FDA Approves 30-Minute Onset of Action for Focalin(R) XR, Bringing Potential Benefits to ADHD Patients During Early Morning Period

...epsia, feeling jittery, dizziness, headache and anxiety in adult studies. Focalin XR is contraindicated in patients with marked anxiety, tension and agitation since the drug may aggravate these symptoms; in patients known to be hypersensitive to methylphenidate or other components of the product; in patients...

Alexza Reports 2008 Third Quarter Financial Results and Updates Development of Product Candidates

...za is developing AZ-004 for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder... enrolled 314 bipolar disorder patients with acute agitation at 17 U.S. clinical centers. The trial was an in-c...s in a hospital setting, as long as they had acute agitation at the time of patient randomization. This study w...

July 28, 2008: Status of Unlawfully Expelled Ahmadi Medical Students in Pakistan Still Unclear

...he Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA: Miscreants of Islami Jamiat Talaba (student wing of Jamaat Islami) have tried to spread unrest to other colleges. agitation has been reported in Rawalpindi Medical College where three Ahmadi female students were locked up in their rooms after mid-night. The next day Ahmadi ...

Success for Crystal Meth Drug Addict on YouTube

...cause severe addiction problems. The side effects associated with crystal meth consumption are blatantly devastating: the shakiness, the paranoia, the agitation and insomnia lasting for days all weigh heavily on the drug user. Meth is still a drug of choice for many since it is easily available to anyone and c...

FDA Approves Cymbalta(R) for the Management of Fibromyalgia

...cent), dry mouth (18 percent), constipation (15 percent), decreased appetite (11 percent), sleepiness (11 percent), increased sweating (7 percent) and agitation (6 percent). In the placebo-controlled clinical trials, the overall discontinuation rates due to adverse events for Cymbalta vs. placebo were 20 perce...

Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia

... Study found it fixed circadian rhythms, helped with depression, agitation in elderly TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Relatively simp...medications often prescribed for behavioral problems such as aggression and agitation can increase the risk of hospitalization and even death. Unfortunately, alt...

Short-term use of antipsychotics in older adults with dementia linked to serious adverse events

...ogical symptoms of dementia, the authors write as background information in the article. Antipsychotic drugs are often used for short periods to treat agitation in clinical practice. They are frequently prescribed around the time of nursing home admission. About 17 percent of individuals admitted to nursing ho...

Labopharm Reports Positive Results for Phase III Study on Once-daily Trazodone

...tion due to slow onset of action and exacerbation of sleep disturbance and agitation. As a result, a once-daily depression treatment that also reduces agitation and improves quality of sleep, thus reducing the need for add-on therapies, should be well positioned in the antidepressant marketplace. We believe th...

ABILIFY(R) (aripiprazole) Supplemental New Drug Application for the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Bipolar I Disorder Accepted for Priority Review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

...tion is indicated for the treatment of adults with agitation associated with schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorde...us than the 10 mg/day dose. In adult patients with agitation associated with bipolar mania or schizophrenia, th...is indicated for the treatment of adults with agitation associated with schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorde...

Study Shows Organon's Asenapine Demonstrates Efficacy and Tolerability in Treating Acute Schizophrenia

...o moderate in severity. The most commonly reported AEs (greater than or equal to 10% of the patients) were: insomnia, somnolence, nausea, anxiety, and agitation in the asenapine group; insomnia, somnolence, anxiety, agitation, and headache in the risperidone group and agitation, headache, anxiety and dizziness...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves ABILIFY(R) (aripiprazole) for Adolescent Patients With Schizophrenia

...hown to be more efficacious than the 10 mg/day dose. In adult patients with agitation associated with bipolar mania or schizophrenia, the ABILIFY Injection initi...nd extrapyramidal disorder (5 percent vs 2 percent) -- Adult patients with agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar mania: nausea (9 percent vs 3 ...

US FDA approves ABILIFY for adolescent patients with schizophrenia

...ears old). ABILIFY Injection is indicated for the treatment of adults with agitation associated with schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder, manic or mixed. Ini...own to be more efficacious than the 10 mg/day dose. In adult patients with agitation associated with bipolar mania or schizophrenia, the ABILIFY Injection initi...

Alexza and Autoliv Announce Commercial Manufacturing and Supply Agreement for Heat Packages Used in Single-Dose Staccato(R) System

...er ease, patient comfort and convenience. The Company has six product candidates in development; AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) for the treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic and bipolar disorder patients, AZ-001 (Staccato prochlorperazine) for the acute treatment of migraine headaches, AZ-002 (Staccato alp...

15% of Women Struggle With Pregnancy-Related Depression

...ng too much. Lack of interest. Feelings of guilt. Loss of energy. Difficulty concentrating. Changes in appetite. Restlessness, agitation or slowed movement. Thoughts or ideas about suicide. More information To learn more about depression and pregnancy, visit the March o...

Labopharm completes enrolment for Phase III clinical study for its once-daily trazodone antidepressant drug

...atment with more than 14 million prescriptions written in the U.S. alone in 2006. About Labopharm's Once-Daily Formulation of Trazodone Insomnia and agitation may be associated with depression. In addition to its anti-depressive effects, trazodone has some sedative effects that can improve sleep. Labopharm's...

Alexza to Initiate the First Phase 3 Trial for AZ-004 (Staccato(R) Loxapine) in Late Q1 2008

...itially being developed for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder... an important unmet need in the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic and bipolar patients." About AZ-... statistically significant (p < 0.05) reduction in agitation compared to placebo. The primary endpoint in the t...

Antidepressant as Good as Antipsychotics for Dementia

... may be as effective as often-prescribed antipsychotic drugs to control the agitation and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia, a new study suggests. agitation and psychotic symptoms are often more disturbing than the memory loss assoc...

Investigational Agent Targeting Metabotropic Glutamate 2/3 Receptors Demonstrates Antipsychotic Activity in Humans, Study in Nature Medicine Finds

...eatment-emergent adverse events included elevation in blood triglyceride levels (P = 0.005), insomnia, weight gain (P = 0.034), somnolence, akathisia, agitation and periodontitis (P = 0.03). About LY2140023 LY2140023 is an investigational drug from Lilly, which is being developed as a new treatment option fo...

Kashmir Battles Alarming Increase in Suicides

...g to us for treatment and there has been an exponential increase in such numbers since the last 18 years. "Personality disorders, insomnia, agitation and schizophrenia are the common complaints, but our main worry is the spurt in suicidal tendencies among the young patients," said a doctor at the ho...