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Monitoring for Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients on Antipsychotics
First-generation antipsychotics typically carry a higher risk of tardive dyskinesia as compared to second-generation antipsychotic medications, including quetiapine and clozapine." But prior to ...
University of Manchester2y
Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children – here’s why we should be concerned
Antipsychotics are grouped according to whether they belong to the first or the second generation of drugs developed for psychosis treatment. The first generation was developed in the 1950s, but the ...
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I’m a pharmacist — these 6 medications will ‘low-key make you fat’
Antipsychotics, also known as neuroleptics, are used to treat psychosis and schizophrenia. These meds are categorized into two classes — first-generation or “typical” antipsychotics and ...
Nature3mon
The choice of antipsychotics in schizophrenia
2 The antipsychotic drugs developed over the subsequent 20 years—termed first-generation or typical antipsychotics—were selected on the basis of their similarity to chlorpromazine, and ...
Medscape2d
Anticholinergic Use in Children and Adolescents after Initiation of Antipsychotic Therapy
Background: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are thought to have a lower likelihood of inducing extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) than are first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs). Clinical ...