Risperidone

Question 1

what is Risperidone

Answer 1

Multitarget antipsychotic, an atypical antipsychotic therapy

Question 2

What is Risperidone

Answer 2

used to treat delusional psychosis, bipolar disorder and psychotic depression

Question 3

how does Risperidone

Answer 3

Its mechanism of action is inhibition of

1) Dopaminergic D2 receptors in the limbic system which alleviates symptoms of schizophrenia.
2) Serotonergic 5-HT2 receptors in the mesocortical tract. This causes an excess of dopamine and an increase in dopamine transmission and an elimination of core negative symptoms. Usefully dopamine receptors in the nigrostriatal pathway are not affected and therefore extrapyramidal effects are avoided.
3) Alpha (1), alpha (2) adrenergic receptors and histamine H1 receptors