MH Medications

Question 1

What are included in Generation 1?

Answer 1

1. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
2. Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
3. Haloperidol (Haldol)

Question 2

What’s Generation 1 for?

Answer 2

Block D2-D4!! Very sedative IM

Question 3

What’s included as Antipsychotics??

Answer 3

Generation One, Two, and Three!!

Question 4

What is Generation Two Antipsychotics for?

Answer 4

Weak block for D1

Question 5

What are the Generation Two medications?

Answer 5

1. Clozapine (Clozaril)
2. Olanzepine (Zyprexa)
   
   • CAN CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN!!!
3. Quetiapine (Seroquel)
4. Risperidone (Risperdal)
   - CAN CAUSE EPS UP TO MORE THAN 6 GRAMS
5. Ziprasidone (Geodon)
   - RARELY CAUSES EPS, CAUSES MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION/HEART FAILURE. DON’T USE WITH QT PROLONGING DRUGS!!

Question 6

What drugs are included in Generation Three?

Answer 6

1. Arpiprazole/ Abilify
2. Cariprazine/ Vraylar
3. Brexpiprazole/ Rexulti

Question 7

How does Generation 3 work?

Answer 7

They’re Dopamine stabilizers!