A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to produce harmful side effects similar to Parkinson's disease ...

An FDA advisory panel will meet July 18 to consider a supplemental new drug application for the antipsychotic brexpiprazole, ...

Antipsychotics are drugs that affect the chemical balance in your brain. We'll look at what they're used for, some common examples, and more.

Two new medications offer novel mechanisms of action to treat patients with schizophrenia who don't respond to other antipsychotic drugs.

Patients using antipsychotic drugs experience increased concentrations of circulating leptin released from fat cells before they begin to gain weight. Prior to this study, however, it was not well ...

The investigational antipsychotic KarXT is effective in reducing positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, with a favorable side-effect profile in the pivotal EMERGENT-2 trial.

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered insights into the potential mechanism of action of the antipsychotic medication asenapine, a possible therapeutic target for ...

The drug, Cobenfy, was approved last year based on data from three randomized studies comparing the drug to placebo. It was the first new mechanism-of-action approved for schizophrenia in decades.

The companies behind a drug that was recently approved to treat symptoms of agitation in Alzheimer's patients are facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged 'harmful side effects.' ...

The FDA on Thursday approved the first new drug to treat patients with schizophrenia in more than 30 years.