Antipsychotics Flashcards

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Chlorpromazine

A

1st gen antipsych

**Low potency

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Fluphenazine

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1st gen antipsych

    • High potency
  • Long acting injectable for noncompliance
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Thiroidazine

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1st gen antipsych

  • *Low potency
  • causes orthostatic hypotension ++++ worse for this
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Haloperidol

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1st gen antipsych

  • *High potency
  • Long acting injectable for noncompliance
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5
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Benzotropine & Trihexyphenidyl

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EPS Tx acute and maintenance

Anticholinergic for EPS

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Diphenhydramine (benadryl)

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EPS tx acute and maintenance

Antihistamine for EPS

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Valbenazine; Deutetrabenazine

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Tardive Dyskinesia Tx

VMAT2 inhibitors

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Lurasidone

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
5HT-2A/DA antagonist
**also partial 5HT-1A agonist
*not bad for weight gain -/+

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Risperidone

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
5HT-2A/DA antagonist
* Long acting injectable for noncompliance

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Ziprasidone

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
5HT-2A/DA antagonist
**no weight gain really

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Aripiprazole

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
DA/5HT-1A agonist
** minimal SEs
* Long acting injectable for noncompliance

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Cariprazine

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
Both 5HT-2A/DA antagonist + DA/5HT-1A agonist
**not bad for weight gain +

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Clozapine

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
Multi target
**Weight gain ++++
sedating
**
Rare SE - Agranulocytosis (monitor WBC)
**
Used for Multi-Drug resistance Dz
***Used for Psychotic with suicidal thoughts/behaviors

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Olanzapine

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
Multi target
**Weight gain ++++
*** Drug Reaction Eosinophilia Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) - rare life threatening drug induced hypersensitivity. (long latency after exposure (2-8 weeks)) GIVE Dantrolene for this
* Long acting injectable for noncompliance

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Quetiapine

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2nd gen (DA/5HT antagonist)
Multi target
*sedating (“quiet”)

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16
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Pimavanserin

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Inverse Serotonin agonist/antagonist

**for pts with parkinsons that progressed to Hallucinations!

17
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Dantrolene

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Antidote for Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)

- closes the ryanodine receptor to stop Ca2+ which stops muscle contraction