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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
Rethinking Antipsychotics - Part I
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Antipsychotics and Alzheimer's Disease
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Antipsychotic Medication, Weight Gain and Heart Disease
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Health Guide
What is Alzheimer's Disease?: alzheimers-issues.com
...approved for treatment of the later stages of Alzheimers disease. Newer antipsychotic drugs (aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, ... Read more »Schizophrenia: Introduction
...indicates a 2007 study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.All patients who are treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs should be monitored regularly for changes in blood sugar and cholesterol... Read more »Schizophrenia: Complications
...diseaseDuring the first 6 months after hospitalizationFollowing an acute psychotic episodeThe widespread use of antipsychotic drugs over the past decade does not appear to have had much effect on... Read more »Alzheimer's Disease: References
References Christakis NA, Allison PD. Mortality after the hospitalization of a spouse. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(7):719-730. Khachaturian AS, Zandi PP, Lyketsos CG,... Read more »Bipolar Disorder: Highlights
...symptoms in children and adolescents last longer and fluctuate more rapidly than those in adults.Atypical antipsychotic drugs are being increasingly prescribed to pediatric patients despite the... Read more »Images
Medications
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