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Ph. Wafa Bin Shamlan ☤ ⌬

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#AtypicalAntipsychotics

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Atypical antipsychotics are known as different names as:
Second generation antipsychotics & serotonin-dopamine antagonists
Used for schizophrenia, autism and bipolar disorder
Sometime used in major depressive disorder as adjuctive therapy
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💡Mechanism of Action
Block D2 and 5HT2A receptors + rapidly dissociation from D2 receptor.
📎 Other effects :
antagonism of M2, H1, 5HT2c, a1 receptors
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💡Atypical antipsychotics names:
💊aripiprazole
💊clozapine
💊olanzapine
💊quetiapine
💊risperidone
💊ziprasidone
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🩹Atypical antipsychotics adverse effects :
🚫weight gain
🚫type II diabetes mellitus
🚫hyperlipidemia
🚫QTc interval prolong action
🚫myocarditis
🚫sexual side effects
🚫extrapyramidal side effects
🚫cataract.
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