[1]By Jim Edwards
Bnet
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The ISMP found that 47 percent of all adverse events linked to Seroquel since 2004 occurred when the drug was being used for unapproved or “off-label” purposes, such as depression.
The report is yet another in a series of publications from a variety of sources that suggest some psychiatric doctors are abusing their patients with Seroquel. In addition to the FDA’s 2008 declaration, consider:
- Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice — which houses kids with criminal records — buys twice as much Seroquel as ibuprofen [2].
- The military’s spending on Seroquel increased sevenfold [3] since 2001 as veterans’ doctors prescribed it for insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Seroquel isn’t approved for children under age 13 [4] but there are plenty of researchers studying it in kids [5] anyway.
Injuries from Seroquel’s side effects can be severe and permanent. In addition to diabetes they include suicidal/self-injurious behavior, and neurological movement disorders such as tardive dyskinesia, dystonia and parkinsonism.
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