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antipsychotics? |
Antipsychotics are a group of medicines that are mainly used to treat mental health illnesses such as schizophrenia, or mania (where you feel high or elated) caused by bipolar disorder. They can also be used to treat severe depression and severe anxiety. Antipsychotics are sometimes also called major tranquillisers. |
Major tranquillisers |
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Atypical antipsychotics |
These are sometimes called second-generation antipsychotics and include: amisulpride, aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone quetiapine |
CORQ |
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Older/typical antipsychotics |
Older typical well-established antipsychotics. These are sometimes called first-generation antipsychotics and include: chlorpromazine, flupentixol, haloperidol, levomepromazine, pericyazine, perphenazine, sulpiride and zuclopenthixol |
Halley/Chloe |
