Other antipsychotics


Other antipsychotics


  • Long Acting Injectable [Depot] Antipsychotics used in patients with poor compliance
  • Available for
  1. Fluphenthixol
  2. Fluphenazine
  3. Haloperidol
  4. Pipotiazine
  5. Risperidone
  6. Zuclopenthixol
  7. Olanzapine
  8. Paliperidone
  9. Aripiprazole
  • Thioridazine can cause irreversible retinal pigmentation, QT Prolongation but Less EPM side effect
  • Chlorpromazine with corneal and lenticular deposits
  • Penfluridol is the longest acting antipsychotic
  • Ziprasidone can cause QT Prolongation [Cardiac arrythmias]
  • Aripiprazole is a partial agonist at D2 Receptors [All other antipsychotic are D2 Antagonists]

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