February 25, 2008

NJ Legislator: Probe Antipsychotics, Kids & Medicaid

Pharmalot 
By Ed Silverman
New Jersey’s Medicaid program spent more than $73 million on antipsychotic medications for children less than 18 years old between 2000 and 2007, according to state records, even though the drugs weren’t approved by the FDA for treating kids. And a state official acknowledges the drugs may have been prescribed for conditions other [...]