Zyprexa

Both Both manufacturers state on the drug packaging that safety and effectiveness in children is not known.

The reason that some doctors are prescribing these medications is that children with ADD can have outbursts.

These drugs will calm a child.

The data that was studied was of children around the age of 13 years and were involved with an annual national health survey.

The survey gave data of prescriptions that were given out at 119,752 doctor visits.

Using this data the researchers estimated the national statistics for the number of children taking anti-psychotic medications.

This study raises concern that both doctors and parents in the United States are possibly mistreating their children with inappropriate drug treatments.

Possibly these children need therapy with a behavior therapist if they are not already doing so.

It would be interesting to see of those prescribed these medications how many had regular therapy.

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