Prognosis

Angry Moms Press FDA to Loosen Schizophrenia Drug Rules

    

Photographer: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images

Hi, it’s Bob in New York. An FDA safety program is preventing sick patients from getting the world’s most effective schizophrenia drug. So a group of furious moms is fighting back. But first ...

A decades-old drug called clozapine is the only medicine approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. It’s life altering for many patients.