Atypical antipsychotics and newer antidepressants are commonly prescribed medications
responsible for tens of thousands of adverse drug exposures each year. The emergency …

BACKGROUND: Second-generation antipsychotic medications, or “atypical antipsychotics,”
are now first-line therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders …

The rapid development of new psychotropic compounds, often with multiple therapeutic
actions, has heralded a new era in the treatment of nearly all psychiatric disorders. Little …

The advent of psychotropic medications in the 1950s greatly impacted the practice of
psychiatry. Since then, efforts have been made to produce effective medications with few …

The benefits that neuroleptic med-ications provide in treating psychotic symptomatology in
schizophrenia are well established (1). In addition, neuroleptic medications are often used to …

Medications are being used with greater frequency to address pediatric mental health
problems, and in recent years, atypical antipsychotic (AAP) prescriptions have increased …

Since 1989, several novel antipsychotic drugs have become available for use including
clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone. These agents represent a …

Background Rates of prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions. Large-
scale epidemiologic surveys of this under-recognized clinical problem have not included …

The management of acute extrapyramidal effects (EPEs) induced by antipsychotic drugs is
reviewed. EPEs associated with antipsychotics include acute dystonias …

Psychiatric medications cause side effects in several organ systems that need emergency
evaluation and treatment. Serious cardiovascular side effects include postural hypotension …