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Abilify aripiprazole regulatory update

May 9, 2016 7:00 AM UTC

FDA issued a drug safety communication warning that compulsive or uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop and have sex have been reported with the use of the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole. FDA said the uncontrollable urges were reported to have stopped when the drug was discontinued or the dose was reduced. The agency recommends that health care professional closely monitor for new or worsening uncontrollable urges in patients at higher risk for impulse-control problems. ...