Typical antipsychotics

Question 1

All typical antipsychotics

Answer 1

• reduce positive symptoms (decrease DA in mesolimbic)
• lower risk of metabolic syndrome

SE: EPS- parkinsonism, akathesia, acute dystonia, tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome (muscle rigidity, fever, autonomic instability, and cognitive changes such as delirium, and is associated with elevated plasma creatine phosphokinase)

Question 2

Haloperidol (Haldol)

Answer 2

typical antipsychotic

Question 3

Perphenazine

Answer 3

typical antipsychotic

Question 4

Fluphenazine

Answer 4

typical antipsychotic

Question 5

paliperidone (Invega)

Answer 5

for schizoaffective

typical antipsychotic