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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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By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...labeling on Johnson & Johnson's Haldol (generic: Haloperidol) noting QT prolongation and... Read more »
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By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...Careful use of antipsychotic medications such as haloperidol (Haldol, Serenace), olanzapine... Read more »
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By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...and from typical antipsychotic medications, like haloperidol; it can occur in 20-30 percent of... Read more »
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By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...mesylate) for Injection has "proven advantages over haloperidol IM-twice the improvement as... Read more »
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... risperidone, and ziprasidone) may not be safer than older antipsychotic drugs (haloperidol and chlorpromazine). According to a review in the Journal of the ... Read more »Schizophrenia: References
...Ramirez-Bonilla M, Martnez-Garca O, Llorca J, Luis Vzquez-Barquero J. A practical clinical trial comparing haloperidol, risperidone, and olanzapine for the acute treatment of first-episode... Read more »Alzheimer
...physically aggressive behavior and hallucinations. Because older antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol (Haldol) have severe side effects, most doctors now prescribe newer... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...antipsychotics. Until recently, these drugs were the mainstay treatments for schizophrenia. They include haloperidol (Haldol), chlorpromazine (Thorazine), perphenazine (Trilafon), thioridazine... Read more »Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal
...seizures.Psychosis. For hallucinations or extremely aggressive behavior, antipsychotic drugs, particularly haloperidol (Haldol), may be administered. Korsakoff's psychosis (Wernicke-Korsakoff... Read more »Medications
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