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Antipsychotics Flashcards

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1
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Atypical antipsychotics

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Aripipazole Risperidone Clozapine Olanzapine Quetiapine Ziprasidone

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Retinal pigmentation

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Thioridazine

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Treatment for tardive dyskinesia?

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Stop drug! Switch to atypical. Cholinomimetic, benzos, or beta blockers short term

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3
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Monitor LFTs

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Olanzapine

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4
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Decanoate forms available

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Haloperidol Fluphenazine

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Atypical with highest risk for EPS

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Risperidone

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Atypical vs. typical: Better for positive symptoms

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Same efficacy

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Eye exams needed

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Quetiapine, chlorpromazine (cataracts, corneal/lens deposition)

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7
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QTc prolongation

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Ziprasidone, thioridazine

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8
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EPS > 6 months

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Parkinsonsim

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9
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Blue-gray skin discoloration

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Chlorpromazine

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Highest incidence of akathesia

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Aripiprazole

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High-potency typicals

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Haloperidol Trifluoperazine Fluphenazine Perphenazine Pimozide

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Tx acute dystonia

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Benadryl, benztropine

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Weight neutral

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Aripriprazole Ziprasidone

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Tx parkinsonism

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Benztropine, amantadine, bromocriptine

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What causes tardive dyskinesia?

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Increase in number of DA receptors in response to AP results in less ACh

15
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EPS < 12 hours

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Acute dystonia

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Side effects more common with high potency antipsychotics

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EPS (Parkinsonism, dystonia, akathisia) Tardive dyskinesia NMS

17
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Tx akasthesia

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Propanolol (first line) Benzo

19
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Dopamine antagonizes which two substances?

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ACh and prolactin

20
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Low-potency traditonals

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Chlorpromazine Thioridazine

20
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Patients at highest risk for NMS?

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Males who just began taking med

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Atypical vs typical: Better with negative symptoms

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Atypical

24
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Least weight gain of atypicals

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Quetiapine

24
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Atypical with highest risk for hyperprolactinemia

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Risperidone

25
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Orthostasis

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Quetiapine

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MOA: atypical vs typical antipsychotics

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Typical- D2 antagonism Atypical- D2 and 5HT2 antagonism

26
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EPS 30-90 days

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Akasthesia

27
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When does tardive dyskinesia begin?

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> 6 months after starting med

28
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Need weekly blood draws

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Clozapine (agranulocytosis)

30
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Seizures

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Clozapine Low potency typicals (chlorpromazine and thioridazine) are more likely than high potency

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Patients at highest risk for tardive dyskinesia

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Older women on Rx > 6 months

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Typical antipsychotics

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Haloperidol Chlorpromazine Thioridazine Trifluoperazine

34
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Lens and corneal deposits

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Chlorpromazine

36
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Most common side effect of olanzapine

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Sedation

37
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EPS > years

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Tardive dyskinesia

38
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Treatment of EPS?

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Benztropine (anticholinergic), amantadine (flu Rx, M2 inhibitor), or benzos

39
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What is the cause of sexual dysfunction seen with some ADs and APs?

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Alpha blockade

40
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Agranulocytosis

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Clozapine (or mirtazapine if AD)

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