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Psychiatrist urges Georgia panel to update clinical policy on tardive dyskinesia and adopt available treatments
Summary
Dr. Sunil Katragada told the Health and Human Services Committee that tardive dyskinesia (TD) is common, underdiagnosed and now treatable, and recommended that the Department of Community Health update its policy manual to require follow-up treatment after diagnosis.
Dr. Sunil Katragada, a psychiatrist and medical director at Peachwood Hospital, told the Health and Human Services Committee that tardive dyskinesia, a drug-induced movement disorder linked to antipsychotic medications, is underdiagnosed and undertreated and urged the Department of Community Health (DCH) to update its policy manual to reflect current treatment standards.
"We have two medications that were approved in 2017," Katragada said, and he described those drugs as effective when TD is identified early. He said TD often begins after three months of exposure to antipsychotic medications and that catching it early is crucial…
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