DiabetesCare EXCERPTS

A joint panel of the American Diabetes Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity has issued a consensus statement asking that doctors carefully screen and monitor patients on [Zyprexa] for signs of rapid weight gain or other problems that could lead to diabetes, and to obesity or heart disease.

"Patients, family members, and caregivers also need to know that treatment with some [antipsychotics] may be associated with significant weight gain and a heightened risk of developing diabetes..."

"Subsequent drug surveillance and retrospective database analyses suggest there is an association between [Zyprexa] and both diabetes and obesity."

"This potential relationship is of considerable clinical concern because obesity and diabetes are important risk factors for [cardiovascular disease]..."

"Numerous case reports have documented the onset or exacerbation of diabetes, including the occurrence of hyperglycemic crisis, following initiation of therapy with [Zyprexa]."

"Additional cases of diabetes or hyperglycemia have been reported through MedWatch into the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System."

"... [Zyprexa] which produces [one of] the greatest weight [gains], [is] associated with the greatest increases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides and with decreased HDL cholesterol."



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		DiabetesCare EXCERPTS A joint panel of the American Diabetes Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity has issued a consensus statement asking that doctors carefully screen and monitor patients on [Zyprexa] for signs of rapid weight gain or other problems that could lead to diabetes, and to obesity or heart disease. "Patients, family members, and caregivers also need to know that treatment with some [antipsychotics] may be associated with significant weight gain and a heightened risk of developing diabetes..." "Subsequent drug surveillance and retrospective database analyses suggest there is an association between [Zyprexa] and both diabetes and obesity." "This potential relationship is of considerable clinical concern because obesity and diabetes are important risk factors for [cardiovascular disease]..." "Numerous case reports have documented the onset or exacerbation of diabetes, including the occurrence of hyperglycemic crisis, following initiation of therapy with [Zyprexa]." "Additional cases of diabetes or hyperglycemia have been reported through MedWatch into the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System." "... [Zyprexa] which produces [one of] the greatest weight [gains], [is] associated with the greatest increases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides and with decreased HDL cholesterol."


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