Study links prescription drugs with violent behavior

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90030444

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337

Study links prescription drugs with

violent behavior

Quit-smoking pill at top of list, followed by

antidepressants and ADHD meds

(AHN)

Reporter: Goodhue Location: Horsham, PA, United States Published: January 11, 2011 07:53 am EST

A study released at the end of 2010 that received little

attention may be worth looking at again in the wake of Sunday’s

shooting rampage in Arizona, and as the mental stability of the

alleged shooter becomes more of an issue.

The Institute of Safe Medication Practices released a list of 31

commonly-prescribed drugs that are disproportionately associated

with cases of violence. The list was published in the Public

Library of Science’s medical journal ONE in early

December.

The drugs on the list are used to treat conditions ranging from

depression and anxiety, to quitting smoking and attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

According to an editorial written by the institute’s president

C. Cohen published in the Philadelphia Inquirer

on Dec. 20, violent events associated with the drugs were defined

as any case report mentioning homicide, physical assault, physical

abuse, homicidal ideation or violence-related symptom.

Cohen said the study looked at reports of violence and

aggression made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004

to 2009. He said the findings are “far from definitive,” but show

more research is needed to ensure these drugs are being properly

prescribed.

Top of the list was the quit-smoking pill Chantix, scientific

name Varenicline. The researchers said the drug was 18 times more

likely to be associated with violence than other drugs on the

market.

Next up is the antidepressant Prozac, or Fluoxetine. It is

almost 11 times more likely to be linked with violent behavior

compared to other drugs. Another antidepressant, Paroxetine, sold

under the name Paxil, is more than 10 times more likely to be

associated with violence, according to the report.

Drugs used to treat ADHD were the next highest in their

association with violent behavior. Many of these drugs are

amphetamines and are almost 10 times more likely to be linked to

violent acts and behavior than other medications, the researchers

said.

A complete list of the drugs in question can be viewed at

http://www.plosone.org/article/slideshow.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337 & imageURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337.t001#

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90030444

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337

Study links prescription drugs with

violent behavior

Quit-smoking pill at top of list, followed by

antidepressants and ADHD meds

(AHN)

Reporter: Goodhue Location: Horsham, PA, United States Published: January 11, 2011 07:53 am EST

A study released at the end of 2010 that received little

attention may be worth looking at again in the wake of Sunday’s

shooting rampage in Arizona, and as the mental stability of the

alleged shooter becomes more of an issue.

The Institute of Safe Medication Practices released a list of 31

commonly-prescribed drugs that are disproportionately associated

with cases of violence. The list was published in the Public

Library of Science’s medical journal ONE in early

December.

The drugs on the list are used to treat conditions ranging from

depression and anxiety, to quitting smoking and attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

According to an editorial written by the institute’s president

C. Cohen published in the Philadelphia Inquirer

on Dec. 20, violent events associated with the drugs were defined

as any case report mentioning homicide, physical assault, physical

abuse, homicidal ideation or violence-related symptom.

Cohen said the study looked at reports of violence and

aggression made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004

to 2009. He said the findings are “far from definitive,” but show

more research is needed to ensure these drugs are being properly

prescribed.

Top of the list was the quit-smoking pill Chantix, scientific

name Varenicline. The researchers said the drug was 18 times more

likely to be associated with violence than other drugs on the

market.

Next up is the antidepressant Prozac, or Fluoxetine. It is

almost 11 times more likely to be linked with violent behavior

compared to other drugs. Another antidepressant, Paroxetine, sold

under the name Paxil, is more than 10 times more likely to be

associated with violence, according to the report.

Drugs used to treat ADHD were the next highest in their

association with violent behavior. Many of these drugs are

amphetamines and are almost 10 times more likely to be linked to

violent acts and behavior than other medications, the researchers

said.

A complete list of the drugs in question can be viewed at

http://www.plosone.org/article/slideshow.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337 & imageURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337.t001#

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[Guest guest]

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90030444

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337

Study links prescription drugs with

violent behavior

Quit-smoking pill at top of list, followed by

antidepressants and ADHD meds

(AHN)

Reporter: Goodhue Location: Horsham, PA, United States Published: January 11, 2011 07:53 am EST

A study released at the end of 2010 that received little

attention may be worth looking at again in the wake of Sunday’s

shooting rampage in Arizona, and as the mental stability of the

alleged shooter becomes more of an issue.

The Institute of Safe Medication Practices released a list of 31

commonly-prescribed drugs that are disproportionately associated

with cases of violence. The list was published in the Public

Library of Science’s medical journal ONE in early

December.

The drugs on the list are used to treat conditions ranging from

depression and anxiety, to quitting smoking and attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

According to an editorial written by the institute’s president

C. Cohen published in the Philadelphia Inquirer

on Dec. 20, violent events associated with the drugs were defined

as any case report mentioning homicide, physical assault, physical

abuse, homicidal ideation or violence-related symptom.

Cohen said the study looked at reports of violence and

aggression made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004

to 2009. He said the findings are “far from definitive,” but show

more research is needed to ensure these drugs are being properly

prescribed.

Top of the list was the quit-smoking pill Chantix, scientific

name Varenicline. The researchers said the drug was 18 times more

likely to be associated with violence than other drugs on the

market.

Next up is the antidepressant Prozac, or Fluoxetine. It is

almost 11 times more likely to be linked with violent behavior

compared to other drugs. Another antidepressant, Paroxetine, sold

under the name Paxil, is more than 10 times more likely to be

associated with violence, according to the report.

Drugs used to treat ADHD were the next highest in their

association with violent behavior. Many of these drugs are

amphetamines and are almost 10 times more likely to be linked to

violent acts and behavior than other medications, the researchers

said.

A complete list of the drugs in question can be viewed at

http://www.plosone.org/article/slideshow.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337 & imageURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337.t001#

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90030444

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337

Study links prescription drugs with

violent behavior

Quit-smoking pill at top of list, followed by

antidepressants and ADHD meds

(AHN)

Reporter: Goodhue Location: Horsham, PA, United States Published: January 11, 2011 07:53 am EST

A study released at the end of 2010 that received little

attention may be worth looking at again in the wake of Sunday’s

shooting rampage in Arizona, and as the mental stability of the

alleged shooter becomes more of an issue.

The Institute of Safe Medication Practices released a list of 31

commonly-prescribed drugs that are disproportionately associated

with cases of violence. The list was published in the Public

Library of Science’s medical journal ONE in early

December.

The drugs on the list are used to treat conditions ranging from

depression and anxiety, to quitting smoking and attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

According to an editorial written by the institute’s president

C. Cohen published in the Philadelphia Inquirer

on Dec. 20, violent events associated with the drugs were defined

as any case report mentioning homicide, physical assault, physical

abuse, homicidal ideation or violence-related symptom.

Cohen said the study looked at reports of violence and

aggression made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004

to 2009. He said the findings are “far from definitive,” but show

more research is needed to ensure these drugs are being properly

prescribed.

Top of the list was the quit-smoking pill Chantix, scientific

name Varenicline. The researchers said the drug was 18 times more

likely to be associated with violence than other drugs on the

market.

Next up is the antidepressant Prozac, or Fluoxetine. It is

almost 11 times more likely to be linked with violent behavior

compared to other drugs. Another antidepressant, Paroxetine, sold

under the name Paxil, is more than 10 times more likely to be

associated with violence, according to the report.

Drugs used to treat ADHD were the next highest in their

association with violent behavior. Many of these drugs are

amphetamines and are almost 10 times more likely to be linked to

violent acts and behavior than other medications, the researchers

said.

A complete list of the drugs in question can be viewed at

http://www.plosone.org/article/slideshow.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337 & imageURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337.t001#

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