At the other end of the spectrum is the prolactin-sparing
antipsychotic aripiprazole, which is associated with sexual dysfunction in about 5% of treated patients.
Thorne's (2008) Interpretive Description qualitative methodology was used to explore relatives' understanding of the use of
antipsychotic medication for managing BPSD in their relative with dementia in the RAC setting.
Various researches were carried out on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Pattern (REAP) to access
antipsychotic medications and psychotropic co-treatments in Asian patients with schizophrenia.6 One of the studies was on the use of Clozapine in patients with Schizophrenia.
Hyperprolactinemia with
antipsychotic drugs in children and adolescents.
History of Federal Regulation and Oversight of
Antipsychotic Medications
Symptoms that do not usually respond to an
antipsychotic include wandering, social withdrawal, shouting, pacing, touching, cognitive defects, and incontinence.
The committee has called on the Welsh Government to ensure that all health boards are collecting and publishing standardised data on the use of
antipsychotic medication in care homes and report back to it on progress within 12 months.
The study included women without pre-existing diabetes who received
antipsychotic drugs during the three months before pregnancy, and compared women who continued to take medication during the first half of pregnancy to those who stopped during pregnancy.
Roozbeh Nikooie, M.D., also from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the benefits and harms of
antipsychotics for treating delirium in hospitalized adults.
Initiating an opioid analgesic reduced the use of
antipsychotics and benzodiazepines in persons with Alzheimer's disease, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.