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Antipsychoti
c
Medications
fluphenazine
(Prolixin)
haloperidol
(Haldol)
Atypical
Antipsychoti
cs
clozapine
(Clozaril)
risperidone
(Risperdal)
Anxiolytics
lorazepam
(Ativan)
Action of
med
Use of med
Interactions
Side
Effects/Adver
se Reactions
Nursing
Consideratio
ns
1. How do
antipsychotic
medications work?
2. What happens if
antipsychotics are
stopped?
3. What happens when
pts withdraw from
anxiolytics?