July 12, 2010 - Texas Monitors Psychotropic Drug Prescribing in Medicaid.

The Texas Tribune (7/12, Ramshaw) reported that in Texas, "officials with the state Health and Human Services Commission say psychotropic drugs represent just two percent of the 30 million Medicaid prescriptions filled every year." However, "they acknowledge the drugs are powerful and need close monitoring, particularly in children. Agency spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman wouldn't say whether Health and Human Services is investigating any particular doctors for overprescribing antipsychotics, but warned that 'any doctor prescribing far more drugs than his counterparts should expect to be on our radar.'"