Lilly Zyprexa ' Chemical Straitjacket' Use by Children.

Zyprexa,as well as the other atypical antipsychotics, are being prescribed for children, even though this is an unapproved, off-label use. Eli Lilly has been charged in allegedly pushing the drug for children in more than one state.

A report by Dr. Cooper at Vanderbilt University states that 2.5 million children are now taking atypical antipsychotics. Over half are being given them for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Perhaps it is statistics like these that caused the FDA to finally require warnings on the labels of the ADHD drugs.

The use of atypical antipsychotics for children should be banned.

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Many of the atypical antipsychotics have been on the market since the nineties. Originally approved for adults with schizophrenia and manic depression, 30,000 people or their families sued for Zyprexa alone - damages of death and diabetes predominately. Then the companies found a new target - seniors with dementia (off label use). There have been so many deaths from this a black box warning has been placed, if ignored. Now, the greed-driven makers have turned to children - predominately for "ADD" - a dubious diagnosis, and "pediatric bipolar disorder" - an unproven diagnosis.

These drugs must be banned for children, as children are our future.