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a) Organic Psychiatric
disorders
Other
Delirium organic
Delirium mental
tremens
disorders
Drug
Dementia induced
psychosis
INDICATIONS
-Schizophrenia
-Acute psychosis
-Mania
-Major depression
INDICATIONS
c) Neurotic and
other
psychiatric
disorders
severe,
Anorexia
and
nervosa
disabling
anxiety
OCD
INDICATIONS
d) Medical disorders
Hypersenstivity
Comatose patients
CNS depression
Blood dyscrasias
Parkinson’s disease Specially with typical
antipsychotics
Narrow angle glaucoma
Liver, cardiac and renal insufficiency
CLASSIFICATION
1. Phenoziathenes
Chlorpromazine 40-400 mg
Trifluoperazine 4-40 mg
Thioridazine 150-800 mg
Fluphenazine 2.5-10 mg
Perphenazine 6-4 mg
2. Thioxanthenes
4. Dibenzoxapine
Loxapine 20-250 mg
5.Diphenylbutylpipe
ridine
Pimozide 1-10 mg
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS
Olanzapine 5-20 mg
Zyprexa
a. Dry mouth
*Provide the client with sugarless candy or gum, ice,
and frequent sips of water.
*Ensure that client practices strict oral hygiene.
b. Blurred vision
*Explain that this symptom will most likely subside
after a few weeks.
*Advise client not to drive a car until vision clears.
*Clear small items from pathway to prevent falls.
1. Anticholinergic Effects
c. Constipation
*Order foods high in fiber; encourage increase in
physical activity and fluid intake if not
contraindicated.
d. Urinary retention
*Instruct client to report any difficulty urinating;
monitor intake and output.
2.Nausea; GI upset
10. Agranulocytosis
*It usually occurs within the first 3 months of
treatment. Observe for symptoms of sore throat,
fever, malaise.
A complete blood count should be monitored if
these symptoms appear.
11. Hypersalivation