Name | Antipsychotic Agents |
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Equivalent Terms | Agents, Antipsychotic | Agents, Major Tranquilizing | Agents, Major Tranquillizing | Agents, Neuroleptic | Antipsychotic Drugs | Antipsychotic Effect | Antipsychotic Effects | Antipsychotics | Drugs, Antipsychotic | Drugs, Neuroleptic | Effect, Antipsychotic | Effects, Antipsychotic | Major Tranquilizers | Major Tranquilizing Agents | Major Tranquillizing Agents | Neuroleptic Agents | Neuroleptic Drugs | Neuroleptics | Tranquilizers, Major | Tranquilizing Agents, Major | Tranquillizing Agents, Major |
Definition | Agents that control agitated psychotic behavior, alleviate acute psychotic states, reduce psychotic symptoms, and exert a quieting effect. They are used in SCHIZOPHRENIA; senile dementia; transient psychosis following surgery; or MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; etc. These drugs are often referred to as neuroleptics alluding to the tendency to produce neurological side effects, but not all antipsychotics are likely to produce such effects. Many of these drugs may also be effective against nausea, emesis, and pruritus. |
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MeSH® ID | D014150 |
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