Antipsychotics Flashcards
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Typical antipsychotics
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Haloperidol - Haldol
Chlorpromazine - Thorazine
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Antipsychotics
Block dopamine, acetylcholine, histamine, and norepinephrine receptors in brain
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Use: acute/chronic psychosis, schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar, Tourette’s, dementia
SEs: sedation, EPE (admin benzatropine), tardive dyskinesia, agranulocytosis, NMS, seizures
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Atypical - less severe SEs
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Aripiprazole - Abilify
Clozapine
Quetiapine - Seroquel
