The benefits of antipsychotic medications are sometimes obscured by their adverse effects.
These effects range from relatively minor tolerability issues (eg, mild sedation or dry mouth) …

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JOHN MUENCH, MD, MPH, AND ANN M. HAMER, PharmD, BCPP Am Fam Physician. 2010;81(5):617-622 …

Objectives: Identify the appropriate indications for the various antipsychotic medications.
Summarize the mechanism of action of both first and second-generation antipsychotics …

Aims: We aim to identify the prevalence and management strategies of nine clinically
important categories of antipsychotic adverse effects, namely: extrapyramidal symptoms; …

The novel antipsychotic medications, or second-generation antipsychotic medications—
clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone—have been gaining wide …

BACKGROUND: Conventional and atypical antipsychotic medications are approved by the
FDA for treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Over many decades, the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Over the last ten years, the treatment of psychosis has seen a
near explosion of creative development in both novel agents and new delivery modalities …

Antipsychotic drugs can be of great benefit in a range of psychiatric disorders, including
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but all are associated with a wide range of potential …

Antipsychotic drugs are the mainstay of treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic
disorders. The therapeutic efficacy of these drugs is well established. However, these drugs …

Although the standard of care in developed countries is to maintain schizophrenia patients
on neuroleptics, this practice is not supported by the 50-year research record for the drugs. A …