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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Made by the EMA, Canadian regulators issued an update for product labels of Abilify advising patients of an increased risk of impulsive behaviors, including pathological gambling and hypersexuality. Based on five reports of pathological gambling in Canada and an additional eighteen international reports, a Canadian Safety Review published in November 2015 concluded that there was a connection between Abilify and certain pathological behaviors such as compulsive gambling and hypersexuality.Abilify Compulsive Gambling LawsuitsLawsuits submitted in California and Minnesota allege wrongful conduct in connection with the development, design, testing, labeling, packaging, promoting, advertising, marketing, distribution, and selling of the prescription drug Abilify.The lawsuits claim that the drug’s manufacturers, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical, knew or should have known that Abilify, when taken as prescribed, causes and contributes to an increased risk of serious and dangerous side effects, including compulsive behaviors such as compulsive gambling.Abilify compulsive gambling lawsuits allege that the drug makers had a duty to provide adequate warnings and instructions regarding the potential risks associated with compulsive disorders.Abilify Side EffectsSerious side effects of Abilify include:Fever, chills, body aches, and other flu symptomsStiff musclesConfusionSores in the mouth and throatIncreased thirst or urinationSeizureJaundice (yellowing of the skin)Loss of appetiteOther side effects associated with the use of Abilify include:Choking or difficulty swallowingDizziness, drowsiness, or weaknessWeight gainHeadacheAnxietyConstipation and upset stomachInsomniaNausea and vomitingOther Abilify RisksOther serious risks associated with Abilify may include:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS): NMS is a potentially life-threatening neurological disorder often associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs, including Abilify. Manifestations of NMS include high body temperature, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and evidence of irregular blood pressure or cardiac dysrhythmia.Tardive Dyskinesia: Tardive dyskinesia is a condition that affects the nervous system, often caused by long-term use of some psychiatric drugs. Prevalence of the syndrome is highest among elderly women.Metabolic Changes: Although the relationship
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