A teenager has been awarded $70 million by a jury in his Risperdal lawsuit – the largest jury award to date involving Risperdal litigation. The plaintiff and his mother allege use of Risperdal for a number of years during childhood led to the growth of male breasts, a condition known... Read more »

A report recently published in the renowned JAMA Psychiatry journal indicates that children who are given antipsychotic drugs including Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa may experience a greater likelihood of developing diabetes than those who have not been prescribed those medications to treat their mental health conditions. The study, conducted by doctors from... Read more »

An appeal by Johnson & Johnson to overturn a $124 million verdict against the company has been rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. The verdict involved the pharmaceutical giant’s drug Risperdal, an atypical antipsychotic the state of South Carolina alleged was illegally marketed by the company. Lawsuit alleges deceptive marketing... Read more »

A settlement has been reached between the Kentucky Attorney General and Johnson & Johnson regarding the schizophrenia drug Risperdal. The lawsuit was originally filed with allegations that the pharmaceutical giant and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals hid some of the drug’s side effects from consumers, while marketing it for off-label use... Read more »

A man has been awarded $1.75 million by a jury that determined his breast growth was caused by his use of Risperdal as a child. This is the fourth trial involving the link between Risperdal and male breast growth. The first two also resulted in decisions favoring the plaintiffs and the... Read more »

A Philadelphia jury has ordered Janssen Pharmaceuticals — a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary — to pay $1.8 million to a man who developed breasts while taking the pharmaceutical giant’s antipsychotic drug Risperdal. Jurors determined that the company knew the prescription medication could trigger atypical breast growth, but failed to properly... Read more »

A 15-chapter expose on Johnson & Johnson by a Huffington Post reporter reveals how J&J’s drug Risperdal became a blockbuster product for the company. This drug was approved by the FDA in 1993 to treat severe mental disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. However, Risperdal has also been prescribed off-label to... Read more »

Adding to a growing body of research linking Risperdal and gynecomastia in young boys and men, a recent study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology has revealed a correlation between the two following an intense look at over 15,000 cases. The study, which was published online ahead... Read more »

Dr. David Kessler, the former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claims that a medical article, which was co-authored by SickKids hospital’s top pediatrician, understated the serious nature and rate of Risperdal side effects in younger patients. The authors of the 2003 article were allegedly manipulated by the drug company Janssen,... Read more »

Male breast reduction surgery is a treatment option for men who have developed large breasts. It is a type of cosmetic surgery in which extra fat and glandular tissue are removed in order to recreate the appearance of a flatter and more masculine chest.  While weight loss can accomplish this... Read more »