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extrapyramidal side effects

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extrapyramidal side effects,
side effects that mimic extrapyramidal disease and are caused by drugs that block dopamine receptor sites in the extrapyramidal system tract. See also parkinsonism.


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In addition to covering classes of psychiatric medications, the book also covers agents for treating extrapyramidal side effects, drugs of abuse, treatments for substance use disorders, new unapproved treatments for psychiatric disorders, and herbal and natural products.
Data from preclinical and Phase 1 studies demonstrated that the compound may retain the efficacy of currently available typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs while achieving a much higher safety profile as evidenced by a lack of metabolic or extrapyramidal side effects.
8) Puzzled that the introduction of the long-acting form of risperidone, with less risk for extrapyramidal side effects, did not affect the frequency of use of depot formulations, these investigators surveyed 350 psychiatrists attending a national conference.
 
 
 
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