Antipsychotic drug use in children for mood/behavior disorders increases type 2 diabetes risk
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Prescribing of “atypical” antipsychotic medications to children and young adults with behavioral problems or mood disorders may put them at unnecessary risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. Young people using medications like risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazol and olanzapine led to a threefold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the first year of taking the drug, according to the study.