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• Invega Sustenna Lawsuit Claims Nursing Home Illegally Injected Dementia Resident With Antipsychotic Drug

  June 25, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed against a Florida assisted living facility indicates it gave an elderly resident multiple doses of the antipsychotic Invega, despite express warnings not to give the drug to dementia patients, resulting in numerous falls, injury and permanent loss of mobility.

• Generic Invega Recall Issued Over Extended-Release Problems

  June 19, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Teva Pharmaceuticals is recalling several hundred bottles of generic Invega due to problems with the extended-release tablets dissolving properly, which could lead to underdosing.

• Risperdal Lawsuit Alleges Teen Diagnosed With Gynecomastia

  December 18, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A teen boy's mother says that taking Risperdal caused him to grow breasts, and is suing Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies associated with the antipsychotic.

• Gynecomastia Lawsuit Filed Over Risperdal, Invega Use by Minor

  December 3, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A Louisiana mother has filed a gyncomsatia lawsuit against the makers of Risperdal and Invega, claiming that use of the antipsychotic drugs by her minor son caused him to develop breasts.

• Invega, Risperdal Increase Gynecomastia Risk In Boys, Young Men: Study

  March 17, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Risperdal and Invega were associated with an increased risk of unwanted breast growth among men and boys, according to the findings of a new study.

• Rise in Antipsychotic Drug Prescriptions For Children Raises Concerns

  December 16, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report tracks a major increase in antipsychotic prescriptions for children amid uncertainty whether they are safe, effective or necessary.

• Whistleblower Payment to Top $165M in Johnson & Johnson Settlement

  November 8, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The government will share $168 million of the $2.2 billion it collected from Johnson & Johnson over illegal marketing of Risperdal with whistleblowers who clued the government in on the company's allegedly illegal activities.

• J&J Settles Risperdal Lawsuit Over Illegal Marketing for $2.2B

  November 5, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson is paying more than $2 billion in fines and liability for illegally promoting Risperdal as a chemical restraint for elderly nursing home patients and paying doctors to promote the drug even when they knew it was dangerous.

• Risperdal Lawsuit Over Male Breast Growth Filed in Philadelphia

  October 2, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit alleges that side effects of Risperdal and Invega caused a man to grow breasts, joining a number of similar complaints.

• Risperdal Male Breast Growth Lawsuit Settles as Trial Begins

  September 13, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson agreed to settle a Risperdal lawsuit this week, resolving a case that claimed their antipsychotic drugs can...