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  2. List of antipsychotics - Wikipedia

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  3. Brexpiprazole - Wikipedia

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    Brexpiprazole, sold under the brand name Rexulti among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. [11] [13] [14] The most common side effects include akathisia (a constant urge to move) and weight gain. [12]

  4. Atypical antipsychotic - Wikipedia

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    Between May 2007 and April 2008, Dementia and Alzheimer's together accounted for 28% of atypical antipsychotic use in patients aged 65 or older. [46] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that all atypical antipsychotics carry a black box warning that the medication has been associated with an increased risk of mortality in elderly ...

  5. Typical antipsychotic - Wikipedia

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    Typical antipsychotics (also known as major tranquilizers, and first generation antipsychotics) are a class of antipsychotic drugs first developed in the 1950s and used to treat psychosis (in particular, schizophrenia). Typical antipsychotics may also be used for the treatment of acute mania, agitation, and other conditions.

  6. Antipsychotic - Wikipedia

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    Antipsychotics in the nursing home population are often overprescribed, often for the purposes of making it easier to handle dementia patients. Federal efforts to reduce the use of antipsychotics in US nursing homes has led to a nationwide decrease in their usage in 2012. [295] [296] [297]

  7. Olanzapine - Wikipedia

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    Olanzapine, sold under the brand name Zyprexa among others, is an atypical antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. [13] It is also sometimes used off-label for treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting [14] and as an appetite stimulant. [15]

  8. Ziprasidone - Wikipedia

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    Ziprasidone (and all other second generation antipsychotics (SGAs)) received a black box warning due to increased mortality in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis. [14] Sleepiness and headache are very common adverse effects (>10%). [6] [7]

  9. Risperidone - Wikipedia

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    Number of patients rehospitalized Follow-up: up to 12 weeks: No clear difference is seen between risperidone and olanzapine for the outcome of how much hospital/community care is used. These findings are based on data of low quality. RR 1.35 (0.41 to 4.40) Low: Mental state; Average Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) score (high = poor)