Director's Update

Little Evidence for Some ‘Off-Label' Uses of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

• Effective Health Care Program report shows little evidence to support off-label use of atypical antipsychotic medications (APMs) for substance abuse, eating disorders, or insomnia.
• Evidence does support use of some atypical APMs for dementia, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

Image: The first page of the executive summary for the off-label use of atypical antipsychotic medications report is shown.

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