Antipsychotics are theorized to bring relief in some types of psychoses via dopamine blockade, specifically of the D2 receptor located in the nucleus accumbens, a deep part of the brain's limbic ...

This study presents a meta-analysis of the influence of several potentially biasing factors (eg industry support, extrapyramidal side effects) on efficacy of studies comparing second-generation ...

Credit: Getty Images. Extrapyramidal symptoms that developed in patients with schizophrenia after initiation of treatment with atypical antipsychotic agents were associated with increased healthcare ...

Schizophrenia is generally a chronic and disabling mental illness. Pharmacological therapy, which is used for relief of acute psychotic episodes and prevention of subsequent relapse, is essential for ...

In every state across America, Medicaid programs are under serious budgetary pressure. The need to contain costs has led to various forms of restriction in the coverage for drug therapy, including ...

Objective: To examine the use and economic cost of antiparkinsonian agents during the medication management of patients diagnosed with schizophrenic disorders in a naturalistic healthcare setting.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than 2% of patients who received long-acting injectable antipsychotics were readmitted vs. 8.3% of those ...

While any patients taking an anti-dopaminergic agent may develop tardive dyskinesia (TD) -- a movement disorder hallmarked by abnormal and involuntary tics of the face, trunk, and limbs -- older ...