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Written By: Admin | Updated : March 5, 2012 7:40 AM IST
An antibiotic prescribed to teenagers for acne is to be tested as a treatment to alleviate the symptoms of psychosis in patients with schizophrenia, The Independent reported Saturday. The National Institute for Health Research is funding a 1.9 million-pound trial of minocycline, which will begin recruiting patients in Britain next month.
The research follows case reports from Japan in which the drug was prescribed to patients with schizophrenia who had infections and led to dramatic improvements in their psychotic symptoms. The chance observation caused researchers to test the drug in patients with schizophrenia around the world. Trials in Israel, Pakistan and Brazil have shown significant improvement in patients treated with the drug.
Source: IANS
