THIORIDAZINE

Course overview

SIMILAR TO OTHER FIRST-GENERATION OR TYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS, THIORIDAZINE IS A MEDICATION USED TO TREAT SCHIZOPHRENIA. OTHER INDICATIONS FOR USE INCLUDE OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS, PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, AND GERIATRIC PSYCHONEUROTIC MANIFESTATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADMINISTRATION METHODS, SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, TOXICITY, AND MONITORING, OF THIORIDAZINE, SO PROVIDERS CAN DIRECT PATIENT THERAPY WHERE THEY ARE INDICATED AS PART OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.