{"id":945,"date":"2024-07-16T21:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T01:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/products-liability\/?page_id=945"},"modified":"2025-08-17T18:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:25:55","slug":"risperdal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/products-liability\/drugs\/risperdal\/","title":{"rendered":"Risperdal Gynecomastia Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this page, we will look at the Risperdal lawsuit alleging that the mental health drug Risperdal (risperidone) caused permanent health conditions including abnormal breast growth in males. Some of the page was written many years ago.\u00a0 Some of it is updated for 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Risperdal<\/h2>\n<p>Risperdal is the popular brand name for Risperidone, which is a unique type of antipsychotic drug that has been in use since the early 1990s. Risperdal is most commonly used for the treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/bipolar-disorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bipolar disorder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/sites\/default\/files\/SC_ATN%20Irritability%20Topic%20Flyer_083120_v7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/schizophrenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schizophrenia<\/a>, and other mental health conditions. Risperdal is a very common drug with over 4 million prescribed users in the U.S. Risperdal was developed and manufactured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.janssen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janssen Pharmaceuticals<\/a>, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson &amp; Johnson, but various generic versions are now available from other companies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/products-liability\/drugs\/risperdal\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Risperdal Gynecomastia Lawsuit\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page, we will look at the Risperdal lawsuit alleging that the mental health drug Risperdal (risperidone) caused permanent health conditions including abnormal breast growth in males. Some of the page was written many years ago.\u00a0 Some of it is updated for 2024. \u00a0Risperdal Risperdal is the popular brand name for Risperidone, which is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":636,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-945","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Risperdal Lawsuit (2024 Litigation Update)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A look at Risperdal lawsuits alleging that the mental health drug caused male users to develop breasts. 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