Antipsychotic agent
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Used for
alentemol, antischizophrenic, neuroleptic, olanzapine, ziprasidone
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, haloperidol, pimozide, prochlorperazine, raclopride, risperidone, thioridazine
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Related Terms
mental disorder chemotherapy, psychopharmacology, tardive dyskinesia
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Scope Note
class of drugs used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic behavior; includes neuroleptics.
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- Lastly, the risk associated with any given antipsychotic agent is increased if it is combined either with any other drug known to prolong the QT interval and provoke torsades de pointes, or with any drug capable of inhibiting the hepatic metabolism of the antipsychotic agent.
- Under these circumstances, an atypical antipsychotic agent is sometimes prescribed in doses lower than those generally used to treat primary psychiatric disor- ders as part of a time-limited therapeutic trial, an approach that is considered good practice in pal- liative care.
- However, if changing to another antipsychotic agent is not possible (e.
- While the mean time to onset of NMS after exposure to an antipsychotic agent is five days, most cases occur within 10 days of initiation of therapy.
- Therapy with a single antipsychotic agent is preferred.
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