Drugs for Psychoses

Question 1

2 pathways of schizophrenia

Answer 1

1. MesoLIMBIC Pathway
2. MesoCORTICAL Pathway

Question 2

A/Es of Haloperidol (and other typical
antipsychotics)

Answer 2

Extrapyramidal Symptoms

Question 3

Extrapyramidal symptoms

Answer 3

1. Acute dystonia
2. Parkinson-like disease=Pseudo Parkinsonism
3. Akathisia
4. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
5. Tardive dyskinesia

Question 4

Mx. for Acute dystonia

Answer 4

Benztropine

Question 5

Mx. for Parkinson-like disease

Answer 5

Benztropine

Question 6

Mx. for Akathisia

Answer 6

Propranolol or (Mirtazapine)

Question 7

Mx. for NMS

Answer 7

Dantrolene, Diazepam or Diphenhydramine

Question 8

Mx for Tardive dyskinesia

Answer 8

Stop! Shift to Atypicals (Clozapine)

Question 9

Treatment of irritability in autistic
children

Answer 9

Risperidone
Aripiprazole

Question 10

DOC for treatment resistant schizophrenia (treatment failure from multiple antipsychotic therapy)

Answer 10

Clozapine

Question 11

What type of antipsychotic agent is the drugs that ends with -azine

Answer 11

Typical or Classic Drugs

Question 12

What type of antipsychotic agent is the drugs that ends with -zapine and -ridone

Answer 12

Atypical or Newer Drugs

Question 13

Loxapine and Molindone is what type of antipsychotic agent

Answer 13

Typical antipsychotic