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Dopaminergic Agents Flashcards

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List the 5 dopamine pathways.

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Nigrostriatal, Mesolimbic, Mesocortical, Tuberoinfundibular, Thalamic (?)

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Nigrostriatal pathway?

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Controls movement – Projects from SN to BG of striatum as part of the extrapyramidal nervous system.

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Mesolimbic pathway?

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Controls reward and perception – Projects from the midbrain ventral tegmental area to the nucleus acccumbens as part of the limbiv system.

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Mesocortical pathway?

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Controls executive function – Projects from the midbrain ventral tegmental area to the prefrontal cortex (DLPFC - cognition & VMPFC - affect)

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Tuberoinfundibular pathway?

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Controls pituitary prolactin function – Projects from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary gland and controls prolactin secretion.

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Hyper/o/functioning mesolimbic?

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Addiction/hallucinations vs. Amotivation/apathy

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Hyper/o/functioning mesocortical?

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Hypervigilance vs. Inattention

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Hyper/o/functioning nigrostriatal?

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Dyskinetic movement vs. Parkinsonism

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Hyper/o/functioning tuberoinfundibular?

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Hypoprolactinemia vs. Hyperprolactinemia

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Levodopa mxn and for?

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Precursor to DA, crosses BBB, converted to DA proper in the CNS, improve nigrostriatal functioning, promote better movement in Parkinson’s syndrome

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Levodopa side effects?

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At too high doses, creates dyskinetic movements and hallucinations, mania, psychosis. On average: hypotension, syncope, nausea, anxiety/agitation, fatigue.

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Cardiodopa mxn?

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Inhibits peripheral conversion of L-DOPA to DA (does not cross BBB) – Prevents peripheral DA effects and lowers side effects (fatigue, dizziness, nausea)

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What happens after many years of use with levodopa?

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After many years, wears off (as such, it is first line treatment unless the patient is very young).

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If depression is a low dopaminergic state due to inadequate 1 C cycling, what could be given?

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L-methylfolate or S-adenosyl methionine (Both allow 1 C cycle to run and increase DA production)

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Side effects of L-methylfolate or S-adenosyl methionine (“1 C neutriceuticals”) ?

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Essentially none, possible GI upset

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Bupropion mxn?

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NE-DA reuptake inhibitor: Blocks dopamine transporter (DAT)

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Bupropion for?

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Depression

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Bupropion side effects?

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Insominia, jitteriness/hypervigilance, seizures, sympathetic stimulation (insominia, anxiety, agitation, nausea, dry mouth, sweating, palpitations, increased BP), NOT addicitve

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Amphetamines mxn?

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Block DAT, reverse DAT, increase vesicular monoamine transport (VMAT2) ejection of DA

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Amphetamines for?

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ADHD

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List the most aggressive amphetamines.

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Dextroamphetamine, mixed amphetamine salts, lisdexamfetamine.

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What is unique about lisdexamfetamine?

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Prodrug

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Are amphetamines addictive?

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Yes

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What about methylphenidate?

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Just blocks the DAT

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“Pseudostimulants?”

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Modafinil/Armodafinil

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What class are pseudostimulants?

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Class IV addictive drugs (“less” addictive)

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Modafinil/Armodafinil for?

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Fatigue (due to narcolepsy, apnea, shiftwork) – NOT ADHD

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Modafinil/Armodafinil side effects?

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Less severe but similar to other stimulants. Increase p450-3A4 and lower BC effectiveness

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Modafinil/Armodafinil mxn?

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Increase Histamine in the tuberomammilary nucleus (TMN) and activate alertness in the frontal cortex. Increase orexin. Manipulate noradrenergic receptor post-synaptically.

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Modafinil/Armodafinil effectiveness requires?

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An operating DAT system

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In general, stimulant side effects?

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Because of involvement of mesolimbic pathway: Addiction. “Super high” doses: Psychosis. “Moderate” doses: Appetite and weight loss. Any dose: NE or DA side effects.

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Selegiline mxn?

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MAO-BI at low doses, MAOA+BI at high doses

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Selegiline for?

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Parkinson’s (B), Depression (A + B)

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Rasagiline mxn?

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MAOBI

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Rasagiline for?

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Parkinson’s

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Is MAOA or B more relevant for DA?

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MAOA & B Inhibitors? For what?

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For depression: Isocarboxazid, Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine, Selegiline

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MAOI side effects?

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Hypotension, dizziness, insomnia, weight gain. Those for depression have greater effects, interfering with ability to breakdown seretonin and NE (drug-drug interactions)

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How does a HTN crisis happen with an MAOI?

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Addition of a drug that raises NE will elevate BP (not necessarily a crisis). Addition of a food source with tyramine causes immediate release of NE stores created the HTN crisis (MAOA is used to breakdown tyramine)

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Foods with tyramine?

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Smoked meets, aged cheese, tofu, fava beans, pickled herring, banana peel, spoiled meat/fish, marmite

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Seretonin syndrome symptoms? Caused how?

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Tremor, muscle spasm, inc/dec vitals, hyperthermia, delirium, coma, death. MAOIs decrease seretonin breakdown, so addition of an aggressive serotonin drug (antidepressant, narcotics, some antihistamines) creates toxic levels.

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COMTIs?

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Entacapone, Tolcapone

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COMTIs for?

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Parkinson’s

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What does COMT do?

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Catechol-o-methyltransferase degrades monoamines in the synapse.

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Entacapone side effects?

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Nausea, fatige

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Tolcapone side effects?

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Liver failure

47
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Is D2 tonic or phasic?

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Is D3 tonic or phasic?

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D2 receptor agonists for?

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Parkinson’s, Restless Legs Syndrome

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D2 receptor agonists?

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Bromocriptine, Pramipexole, Ropinerole, Apomorphine injections

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D2 receptor agonist side effects?

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Nausea, fatigue, dizziness, mania

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D3 agonist?

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Aripiprazole

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Aripiprazole for?

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Schizophrenia, Depression

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Aripiprazole mxn?

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Partial D3 agonists, Partial D2 agonist

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Amantadine for?

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Parkinson’s, Flu, Malaria

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Amantadine mxn?

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Release DA from terminal vesicles, block DAT, stimulate D2

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Amantadine side effects?

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Nausea, dizziness, psychosis, insominia, seizures

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Reserpine mxn?

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Blocks VMAT so that vesicles with monoamines cannot be released

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Reserpine for?

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HTN (less NE), Theoretically, less DA, so decreased psychosis

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Tetrabenzine mxn?

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Block VMAT, vesicles with monoamines cannot be released into synapses

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Tetrabenzine for?

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Huntington’s chorea

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“Schizophrenia meds?”

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D2 receptor antagonists: 1st generation antipsychotics = Typicals/FGAs & 2nd generation antipsychotics = Atypicals/SGAs

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FGA mxn?

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Non-selective D2 receptor antagonists in all DA pathways

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FGA drug classes?

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High potency/High affinity & Low potency/Low affinity

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FGA high potency side effects?

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Extrapyramidal Syndromes (EPS) when DA is too low: Akathisia (restlessness), dystonia, parkinsonism, neuroleptic malignant syndrome (hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, vital sign instability, rhabdomyolysis)

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Why do anticholinergics help Parkinson’s?

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Inhibiting cholinergic tone in the BG improves DA flow in the nigrostriatal pathway

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Anticholinergics for?

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Early Parkinson’s, but most effective in treating EPS caused by FGAs/SGAs

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Anticholintergics used?

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Benztropine, diphenhydramine, trihexyphenadyl

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Side effects of anticholinergics?

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Dry mouth, blurred vision, tachy, constipation, confusion, delirium, hallucinations

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What is tardive dyskinesia? When does it happen?

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Permanent movement disorder with choreic movements &/or athetotic movements, caused by chronic D2 receptor antagonism

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FGA low potency side effects?

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EPS, H1 receptor antagonism (fatigue, increased appetite/weight), anticholinergic muscarinic antagonism (dry mouth…), NE a1 antagonism (orthostasis), LOWER risk for TD

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FGA high potency drugs?

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Haloperidol, Fluphenazine, Thiothixine

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FGA low potency drugs?

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Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine

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SGA mxn? Significance of added effect?

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D2 receptor antagonism AND Serotonin 2a (5HT2a) antagonism. This loweres EPS risk. All in all, greater blocking of DA in the mesolimbic system and better transmission in all other DA pathways

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SGAs may help what besides schizophrenia?

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Depression, anxiety, autism, mania in bipolar

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SGA ‘dones?

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Risperidone, paliperidone, ziprasidone, iloperidone, lurasidone

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SGA ‘pines?

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Olanzapine, quetiapine, asenapine, clozapine (antagonizes D4 and D1 too)

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SGA ‘rips/’pips?

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Aripiprazole (partial agonist @ D2 and D3)

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Side effects of ‘dones?

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Side effects of ‘pines?

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More sedating (antihistamine effect), More metabolic syndrome

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SGA boxed warnings?

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Suicide < 25, Metabolic syndrome, TD/EPS, stroke in dementia patients

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Clozapine mxn?

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D2, 5HT2a antagonist, D1, D4 antagonist

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Clozapine for?

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Refractory schizophrenia

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Clozapine risk?

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agranulocytosis: requires WBC and ANC monitoring, most metabolic risk of any agent, but little to no EPS/TD risk

85
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What is the most effective antipsychotic?

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