Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory stating that atypical antipsychotic medications increase mortality among elderly patients. However, the advisory did not apply ...

Atypical antipsychotic medications, developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are frequently prescribed for many off-label uses. A new study finds that medical evidence suggests the ...

Background: Public health advisories have warned that the use of atypical antipsychotic medications increases the risk of death among elderly patients. We assessed the short-term mortality in a ...

The introduction of atypical antipsychotics represents an advance in the treatment of schizophrenia because they are generally better tolerated than conventional antipsychotics and have been ...

The newer atypical antipsychotics, such as clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, remoxipride and ziprasidone, all bind more loosely than dopamine to the D 2 receptor and have ...

Second-generation antipsychotics, also known as atypical antipsychotics, are serotonin-dopamine antagonists. This means they limit the action of these neurotransmitters by blocking their receptors ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Older patients prescribed an atypical antipsychotic for hospitalization-related delirium more often stayed on it past ...

Nine newer antipsychotics, called atypical antipsychotics, are used as "augmentation therapy," or add-ons to treat depression that hasn't responded to antidepressants or other treatments.

The newer antipsychotics, sometimes called atypical antipsychotics, usually act quickly and can help you avoid the reckless and impulsive behaviors associated with mania. More normal thinking ...

Antipsychotic drugs are classified into two categories: typical and atypical. Typical antipsychotics are older medications that are effective but have more side effects, while atypical ...

Epstein R.A., Bobo W.V., Shelton R.C., Arbogast P.G., Morrow J.A., Cooper W.O. Increasing use of atypical antipsychotics and anticonvulsants during pregnancy ...