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Amisulpride, Aripiprazole, Clozapine, Olanzapine, Paliperidone, Quetiapine and, Risperidone
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What are medicines for schizophrenic children?
Although antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics are not specifically approved for use with children, children with schizophrenia still use the same medications as adults with schizophrenia. The most commonly used class of antipsychotics, with fewer side effects than the typical antipsychotics, is the atypical antipsychotics. The most commonly used atypical antipsychotics are Abilify, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Clozaril, Symbyax, and Geodon. The second most commonly used class of antipsychotics is the typical antipsychotics. They have more side effects than the atypical antipsychotics, but they are often effective on patients who don't respond to atypical antipsychotics. The most commonly used typical antipsychotics are Thorazine, Haldol, Perphenazine, and Fluphenazine.
What is a risk factor for atypical antipsychotics?
The so-called atypical antipsychotics are associated with a substantial increase in the risk of developing diabetes mellitus.
What precautions should be taken with atypical antipsychotic drugs?
Although the atypical antipsychotics are generally safe, clozapine has been associated with severe agranulocytosis, a shortage of white blood cells.
How should people with allergies use atypical antipsychotics?
People who have had an allergic reaction to one of the atypical antipsychotics should not use that medication again. However, sometimes it is possible to use a different drug from the same group safely.
What drug category does Seroquel belong to?
Its class is atypical antipsychotics.
What is the difference between typical vs atypical psychotic drugs?
Typical antipsychotic drugs primarily block dopamine receptors in the brain, while atypical antipsychotic drugs affect multiple neurotransmitters, including serotonin and dopamine. Atypical antipsychotics are less likely to cause motor side effects like tremors and muscle stiffness compared to typical antipsychotics. However, atypical antipsychotics may have a higher risk of metabolic side effects such as weight gain and diabetes.
Is clozapine in the tricyclic antidepressant class of drugs?
Clozapine is not a tricyclic antidepressant, but rather an atypical antipsychotic medication. Atypical antipsychotics differ from typical antipsychotics by the range of receptors that are modulated or affected. Typical antipsychotics primarily inhibit Dopamine 2 (DA2) receptors. Atypical antipsychotics block a host of receptors, namely serotonin and dopamine, but also including alpha and histamine receptors in varying proportions. The benefit of Clozapine is that there is a lesser degree of dopamine inhibition that is aimed at reducing certain side effects.
What is a drug administered to treat severe mental disorders including schizophrenia and mania?
The drug classes of typical antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics are used to treat psychotic disorders. The most famous examples are Thorazine, Clozaril (typical antipsychotics), Abilify, Zyprexa, and Risperdal (atypical antipsychotics).
Is seroquel approved for elderly dementia related psychosis patients if doctor answers please state medical qualifications thank you?
Seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic commonly used in patients with dementia and behavior problems or dementia and psychosis. However, just because it is commonly used does not mean that this use is "approved." But the fact that it is not "approved" does not mean that the use of it represents poor medical care. To give you a more specific answer, "approved" usually means FDA approved for a particular indication. There are no atypical antipsychotics approved by the FDA for patients with dementia and psychosis. All use of atypical antipsychotics in this patient population is "off-label." All atypical antipsychotics have black-box warnings concerning increased mortality for patients with dementia and psychosis. Studies have indicated that Seroquel has a somewhat lower rate of cardiac events associated with its use in patients with dementias and psychosis than do other atypical antipsychotics. However the black-box warning applies to the entire class of atypical antipsychotics.
Can pregnant women use atypical antipsychotic drugs?
The atypical antipsychotics have not been proved safe in pregnancy. They should be used only when clearly needed and when potential benefits outweigh potential hazards to the fetus.
What would be a good substitute drug for Geodon?
Geodone is a drug which is used to treat schizophrenia and some people with bipolar disorder. It is in a class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics. Some other drugs in this category are Seroquel, Abilify, and Zyprexa.
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