Antipsychotic

Rationale for NDDS (1500): NDDSs are being developed to overcome several limitations of conventional drug delivery systems. Although oral risperidone has superior efficacy to older antipsychotics and has remarkably less side effects (5), the greatest limitation with the use of risperidone for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is non-compliance such as partial dosing or infrequent dosing by patients (6) Three quarter of all patients with schizophrenia are not compliant to their oral…

Chlorpromazine (CPZ) is an antipsychotic drug. Antipsychotics are drugs that are utilized to regard side effects of psychosis, for example, daydreams (for instance, hearing voices), visualizations, neurosis, or befuddled considerations. They are utilized as a part of the treatment of schizophrenia, extreme gloom and serious tension. Antipsychotics are additionally helpful at settling scenes of madness in individuals with Bipolar Disorder. Chlorpromazine is utilized for Schizophrenia and…

Due to the controversy of using atypical and typical antipsychotic drugs on patients with chronic schizophrenia, this meta-analysis will focus on the debate over which type of drug helps reduce symptoms more effectively. Using the most common antipsychotics, haloperidol for typical antipsychotic and olanzapine for an atypical antipsychotic, results will be tabulated across a range of scientific studies to conclude which drug has a better outcome of effectiveness for schizophrenic patients. Using…

Safety Process: Six Rights and Three Checks The administration of medication is an integral component of the healthcare provision in the modern world (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). It is necessary for nurses to understand the fundamental ideals that seek to safeguard patient safety and ultimately ensure safe outcomes in relation to the administration of drugs (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). The observance of the Six Rights and Three Checks principles are an example of measures that are…

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

A bipolar would need antidepressants or antipsychotics during a period where they are considering suicide or experiencing episodes of depression and emotional mania more severely or more often than they usually do (“Bipolar Disorder”). While antidepressants and antipsychotics are proven to weaken manic episodes and relieve some depression symptoms, they may take two to four weeks to take effect. In fact, the…

having psychological problems at an early age. More antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed each day to children even for behavioral problems. According to an article from Dr. Mercola “There is big money to be made in prescribing medications to kids – especially when those medications are intended to be taken for life, as many psychotropic drugs are.” (Dr. Marcelo) Some doctor’s might want a quick fix, and are willing to give their patience antipsychotic drugs even if they do not need it. Many…

The daily dose of Dilantin Kapseals and phenytoin suspension are not the same, the actual phenytoin dose of Dilantin Kapseals is 270 mg daily, while the actual phenytoin dose of phenytoin suspension is 150 mg twice daily (300 mg daily). The symptoms that the patient is experiencing might relate to the increase in actual phenytoin dose. If the technique of administering medications with tube feedings is correct, the new phenytoin suspension dose may be changed to take 5.4 mL by mouth twice daily.…

Do you think that doctors and psychiatrists prescribe antipsychotic drugs to children and adolescents? Imagine it being your kid in that situation where your kid has these problems and your left up to the decision of giving them antipsychotic drugs such as Risperidone (Risperdal), Aripiprazole (Abilify) and, Quetiapine (Seroquel) etc. The first pediatric use for antipsychotic drug was approved by the FDA and they used risperidone on kids with autism. They also used Aripiprazole was approved for…

schizophrenia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and severe depression antipsychotics drugs are used. The problem is that they have numerous negative side affects, and pharmaceutical companies have not been able to make many advances in treating schizophrenia; furthermore, increase in suicide…