905,629,236 visitors served.
905,629,236 visitors served. |
|
 Dictionary/ thesaurus |  Medical dictionary |  Legal dictionary |  Financial dictionary |  Acronyms |  Idioms |  Encyclopedia |  Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
antipsychotic |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.06 sec. |
|
antipsychotic /an·ti·psy·chot·ic/ (-si-kot´ik) effective in the treatment of psychotic disorders; also, an agent that so acts. Antipsychotics are a chemically diverse but pharmacologically similar class of drugs; besides psychotic disorders, some are also used to treat movement disorders, intractable hiccups, or severe nausea and vomiting.
antipsychotic effective in the management of manifestations of psychotic disorders; also, an agent that so acts. There are several classes of antipsychotic drugs (phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, dibenzazepines and butyrophenones), all of which may act by the same mechanism, i.e. blockade of dopaminergic receptors in the central nervous system. Called also neuroleptic and major tranquilizer. |
|
? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| It tracked people with longstanding schizophrenia who were given 18 months of treatment with a traditional antipsychotic medication or one of four new drugs, known as atypical antipsychotics. Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2006 - (JCN) - Otsuka Pharmaceutical announced on June 6 that it will begin shipping Abilify, its proprietary antipsychotic agent, in Japan on June 8. But one of the serious problems associated with antipsychotic therapy is a neurologic condition called tardive dyskinesia. |
 |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content NEW! | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|
Disclaimer |
Privacy policy |
Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
n
t
-s
-k
t
k, 
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
antipsychotic
