Antipsychotics Flashcards
Typical antipsychotics include
Heals The Craziness (haloperidol, thioridazine, chlorpromazine)
Atypical antipsychotics include
CRAZy Qo (clozapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, quetiapine, olanzapine)
MOA of antipsychotics
Blocks D2 receptors- 5HT2 receptors
Also an antimetic
Thioridazine
Corneal and lens deposits
Chlorpromazine
Retinal depsoits
Thioridazine
Strongest autonomic effects
Thioridazine
Only antipsychotic with fatal overdose
Thioridazine
Also used for mgmt of Huntington’s and Tourette’s
Haloperidol
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Haloperidol
For suicidal patients
Clozapine
For anorexia nervosa and depression
Olanzapine
Weight gain
Olanzapine
Bipolar manic episodes
Quetiapine
Priapism
Quetiapine