ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS

Course overview

FIRST-GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTICS ARE DOPAMINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (DRA) AND ARE KNOWN AS TYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS. SECOND-GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTICS ARE SEROTONIN-DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS AND ARE ALSO KNOWN AS ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, SAFE ADMINISTRATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND TOXICITY OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS.