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Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

Seven atypical antipsychotic drugs are currently approved in the United States:

Clozapine (Clozaril)
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Paliperidone (Invega)

Clozapine was the first atypical drug approved (in 1989), and paliperodine the most recent approved (in 2007). Clozapine appears to have more side effects than the other atypical antipsychotics. Most of these drugs come in pill form, b...

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Expert & Community Posts

Other Reasons To Aim For Good Blood Sugars

By Ginger Vieira , Health Expert

...well-ecucated nutritionist) explained to me how having high blood sugar during or after my... Read more »

Running a Little High

By GingerVieira , Health Expert

...hypoglycemic seizure on the mats... so a "temporary" high blood sugar seemed like the safer way... Read more »

Carbs, Carbs, Carbs

By Ginger Vieira , Health Expert

Around the time I was 15, I suddenly started needing about three times more insulin for the carbs I... Read more »

The Effects of Stress

By Anna , Health Expert

...glucose can build up in the blood stream, causing hyperglycemia. The effects of mental... Read more »

Should people on insulin change their doses on their own?

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

Definitely, yes, if you understand which insulin to change, and the effects of meals and exercise.... Read more »

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Health Guide

Type 1 Diabetes: Monitoring Tests - Checking Glucose (Blood Sugar) Levels

...very young people, and those with accompanying serious medical conditions.Finger-Prick Test. A typical blood sugar test includes the following:A drop of blood is obtained by pricking the fingerThe... Read more »

Hyperglycemia: infants

...High blood glucose level - infants Symptoms There are frequently no signs in babies with hyperglycemia -- the diagnosis is made when a blood test measures the glucose and it is high.... Read more »

Stroke Diagnosis

...better at predicting cardiovascular risks in elderly patients.Blood sugar (glucose) levels are measured. Hyperglycemia (high levels) may indicate a worse outcome for some strokes (although not... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes

...had diabetes for a number of years. In one study of people with type 1 diabetes, high glucose levels (hyperglycemia) were associated with slower brain function, including less verbal fluency and... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes: Screening Tests - Fasting Plasma Glucose

...eventually normalize. Such people might be treated unnecessarily with medications that pose a risk for high blood sugar (hypoglycemia).Still, given the risk for serious complications with diabetes... Read more »

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Blood test for glucose

Blood test for glucose. Testing for high and low blood glucose with a blood test.... Read more »

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