administered to control the symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations are
Antipsychotic drugs
1st generation of antipsychotic drugs are
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
Thioridazine (Mellaril)
Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
Trifluoperzine (Stelazine)
Haloperidol (Haldol) is classified as a ___________.
butyropenone antipsychotic
hint: others are phenothiazines
2nd generation of antipsychotic drugs are often referred to as
"atypical" antipsychotics or typical roleptics.
2nd gen antipsychotic drugs include
Aripiprazole (abilify)
risperidone (Risperdal)
clozapine (Clozaril)
olanzpine (Zyprexa)
quetiapine (Seroquel)
ziprasidone (Geodon)
Paliperiodone (Invega) - newest atypical
Most psychiatric drugs react on the
CNS
they leave the blood stream to enter the interstitial fluid, the CSF and/or the cells of the brain
Some drugs cannot cross the blood brain barrier in an active form, but will cross in an _________form that later changed into the active metabolite within the brain
Inactive
The time (typically in hours) that it takes for plasma concentrations of a drug to decrease to half of an initial value?
Half-life
Assess for:
Describing "feeling antsy"
Inability to keep still
Pacing the floor
Not being frightened
Akanthisia
Assess for:
Expressing thoughts of worry or concerns
Having fears, even unable to state the source of worry
Often having somatic sx