clinical class: second generation antipsychotic
Beginning with clozapine newly developed "antipsychotic" drugs have differed from their predecessors as a group in their greater effectiveness in treatment of negative symptoms of Schizophrenia, better tolerated side effect profiles, and other characteristics.
Also: atypical neuroleptic, atypical antipsychotic
- aripiprazole | olanzapine | clozapine | quetiapine | risperidone | sertindole | ziprasidone | zotepine
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- Meltzer, Herbert Y. (Editor) Novel Antipsychotic Medications Hardcover1992