Chittaranjan Andrade, MD
Dr Andrade is Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, and Senior Professor (Retd), Department of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring: A Reasoned Evaluation of Risk
November 10, 2025
This article considers the background, questions, and evidence related to acetaminophen use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, with reference to two recent large studies.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Ketamine-Associated Uropathy During Therapeutic and Nontherapeutic Use
September 10, 2025
Higher doses, more frequent dosing, longer treatment duration, and oral administration are potential risk factors for ketamine-associated uropathy in maintenance therapy.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
The Superiority of Clozapine Over SGAs in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
August 25, 2025
Clozapine is associated with many adverse effects. Given the findings that olanzapine and risperidone may be as good as clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), it may be worth trialing...
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
A Primer on Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis and Its Strengths and Limitations
July 7, 2025
This article discusses individual participant data meta-analysis, which differs from conventional meta-analysis in that the statistical team obtains and processes individual participant data from the source studies.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Schizophrenia, Antipsychotic Drugs, and Risk of Breast Cancer
June 16, 2025
This article examines recent meta-analyses and observational studies on breast cancer risk in women with schizophrenia, especially in the context of treatment with first generation and second generation antipsychotics
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2: Imprecision of the Numerical Value of Risk When Examining Predictors of Risk in Regression
May 14, 2025
The article examines how different procedures and approaches in analysis of the same data result in different odds ratio values. Also explained is how to evaluate a patient's risk...
Commentary
Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disorders in Antidepressant-Treated Women Veterans: Encouraging Findings but Concerns Remain
May 7, 2025
Comments on a study by Sumner et al that followed 609,546 women veterans for a mean of 8.8 years to look at associations of antidepressants with incident CVD.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Target Trial Emulation: A Concept Simply Explained
February 12, 2025
Target trial emulation can address study objectives that, for ethical or logistic reasons, cannot easily be examined in RCTs. Read this article to learn about the methodology and explore...
