Antipsychotics Flashcards

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Example of Typical

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Haloperidol

Chlorpromazine

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Examples of Atypicals (6)

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Clozapine
Olanzapine
Quetiapine
Resperidone 
Amisulpride
Aripiprazole (good for prolactin elevation)
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Extrapyramidal SE’s of typicals

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Parkinsonism
Aute Dystonia
Akathisia
Tardive Dyskinesia

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Risk of Typicals

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Stroke/VTE

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Other SE’s of Typicals

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Dry mouth, blurred vision, Retention/Constipation

Weight Gain

Raised Prolactin

Impaired glucose tolerance

Prolonged QT

Reduced Seizure Threshold.

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SE’s of Atyipcals

SE of sepcifically clozapine

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Weight Gain

Hyperprolactinaemia

CLOZAPINE:

  • Only use if 2 or more AP’s fail
  • Agranulocytosis
  • Reduced Seizure Threshold
  • Constipation
  • Myocarditis
  • Hypersalivation
  • Adjust dose depending on smoking status
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