Antibiotic plus risperidone may improve irritability and hyperactivity in autism

Autism has no pharmaceutical treatment; however, risperidone is used in managing irritability associated with the disorder. Building on evidence that autism may be related to inflammation, researchers looked at the minocycline, a tetracycline antibiotic, in combination with risperidone in treating children with autism.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research