antipsychotic medications for 5359
Exam 1
1. The "Pines": clozapine (clozaril)
quetiapine (seroquel)
olanzapine (zyprexa)
asenapine (saphris)
the "Pines" tend to be sedating.
Works on Alpha, histamine and muscineric
2. Clozapine: most ettective for schizophrenia
-tried at least 2 agents and failed before considering
- decrease suicide risk ass/ w schizohrenia
3. Two medications that are highly likely to cause EPS include two high potency
typical antipsychotics:: haloperidol and fluphenazine.
4. two medications that are less likely to cause EPS are both atypical antipsy-
chotics: aripiprazole and quetiapine
5. medication induces an internal restlessness and compelling urge to move.
Akathisia is sometimes misdiagnosed as anxiety, restless leg syndrome, or
agitation.:
6. Haloperidol is the antipsychotic with highest risk of EPSs:
7. of the SGAs, risperidone is most likely to cause EPSs:
8. Anticholinergics are often used to combat dystonia and parkinsonism from
antipsychotic medications. Beta blockers can be added to therapy to reduce
akathisia. Patients with severe tardive dyskinesia should be treated with a
reversible inhibitor of the vesicular monamine transporter 2:
9. First-generation antipsychotics, such as haloperidol and fluphenazine, have
a higher risk of causing EPS, particularly parkinsonism and tardive dyskine-
sia.:
10. Medication that is highly likely to have extrapyramidal symptoms: -Haldol
-Chlorpromazine
risperidone
palieridone
, 11. Medication that are less likely to have extrapyramidal symptoms: clozapine,
lloperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole
Exam 1
1. The "Pines": clozapine (clozaril)
quetiapine (seroquel)
olanzapine (zyprexa)
asenapine (saphris)
the "Pines" tend to be sedating.
Works on Alpha, histamine and muscineric
2. Clozapine: most ettective for schizophrenia
-tried at least 2 agents and failed before considering
- decrease suicide risk ass/ w schizohrenia
3. Two medications that are highly likely to cause EPS include two high potency
typical antipsychotics:: haloperidol and fluphenazine.
4. two medications that are less likely to cause EPS are both atypical antipsy-
chotics: aripiprazole and quetiapine
5. medication induces an internal restlessness and compelling urge to move.
Akathisia is sometimes misdiagnosed as anxiety, restless leg syndrome, or
agitation.:
6. Haloperidol is the antipsychotic with highest risk of EPSs:
7. of the SGAs, risperidone is most likely to cause EPSs:
8. Anticholinergics are often used to combat dystonia and parkinsonism from
antipsychotic medications. Beta blockers can be added to therapy to reduce
akathisia. Patients with severe tardive dyskinesia should be treated with a
reversible inhibitor of the vesicular monamine transporter 2:
9. First-generation antipsychotics, such as haloperidol and fluphenazine, have
a higher risk of causing EPS, particularly parkinsonism and tardive dyskine-
sia.:
10. Medication that is highly likely to have extrapyramidal symptoms: -Haldol
-Chlorpromazine
risperidone
palieridone
, 11. Medication that are less likely to have extrapyramidal symptoms: clozapine,
lloperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole
