Panelists discuss how thoughtful sequencing of antipsychotics enhances adherence, safety, and long-term efficacy. Panelists discuss how first-generation antipsychotics primarily manage positive ...

People take antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Your doctor will work with you to monitor your side effects and dosing schedule. Over the past few decades, access ...

A new study analyzing Medicaid databases from 2017 to 2021 has uncovered significant differences in how long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications are prescribed to older adults across ...

Since the first antipsychotic medication, chlorpromazine, was developed in the early 1950s, it could be argued that not all that much has changed in the pharmacological treatment of psychotic ...

Antipsychotics are the best defense against relapse in schizophrenia, even though that protection often comes at the expense of cognitive function. Which drugs offer the greatest benefit with the ...

Older, first-generation antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol), usually cause movement-related side effects, such as tremors, says Randall Turner, DO, a psychiatrist ...

While any patients taking an anti-dopaminergic agent may develop tardive dyskinesia (TD) -- a movement disorder hallmarked by abnormal and involuntary tics of the face, trunk, and limbs -- older ...

The use of antipsychotics among US adults aged 65 years or older increased by 52% from 2015 to 2024, a new study showed. Although antipsychotic prescriptions from psychiatrists decreased during the ...