Antipsychotics

Question 1

Typical antipsychotics

Answer 1

Haloperidol
Flufenazine
Chlorpromazine

Question 2

Atypical antipsychotics

Answer 2

1. Olanzapine
2. Risperidone
3. Aripiprazole
4. Quetiapine
   5.

Question 3

S/E of Clozapine, olanzepine, quetiapine

Answer 3

Atypical antipsychotic
Clozapine - Carditis, Orthostatic hypotension
CLOzapine - (Count low) *AGRANULOCYTOSIS
cLOZapine - (Low seizure threshold) Seizures, Sedation
cloZAPine - Wt gain, ↑Lipids, ↑Glu
clozaPINE - (Water) Sialorrhoea, pillow wetting

Question 4

S/E Risperidone

Answer 4

1. ↑Prolactin secretion
2. Orthostatic hypotension

*given for anger mx

Question 5

S/E Aripiprazole

Answer 5

v low side effects
drug not effective as well

Question 6

Pt with galactorrhoea, taking risperidone. Mx?

Answer 6

1. ↓Dose
2. Change to Aripiprazole
3. Change to Quetiapine

Question 7

Pt with weight gain, taking olanzepine. Mx?

Answer 7

1. Lifestyle change
2. Change to Aripiprazole

Question 8

Prolactin raising and sparing antipsychotics

Answer 8

Sparing:
1. Clozapine
2. Olanzepine (hyperprolactin with high doses)
3. Aripiprazole
4. Quetiapine

Raising - RAZ
1. Risperidone
2. Amisulpride
3. Zotepine