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1st generation antipsychotics
phenothiazines thioxanthenes butyrophenones |
Antagonists block action of D2 receptors for dopamine:
-reduce s/s of schizophrenia (delusions/hallucinations -also antagonistic to ACH, NE, histamine=dry mouth EPS (haldol) |
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pharmacokinetics
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How the body affects the drug i.e. how is the drug metabolized by the liver?
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pharmacodynamics
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The changes that a drug produces in a person.
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therapeutic index
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the ratio of the lethal dose to the effective dose indicating the safety of the drug.
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Acetylcholine
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neruotransmitter released by the post ganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system
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Clozapine
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atypical antipsychotic drug: potential suppression of bone marrow-reg WBC weekly. SE:sedation, hypersalivation,tachycardia, dizzyness.
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