Antipsychotic Drugs & Pharmacology: Typical (1st Gen), Atypical (2nd Gen), NMS/EPS | USMLE | COMLEX

Master the Antipsychotic drugs & their pharmacology for USMLE & COMLEX (great for NCLEX as well). Typical / 1st Generation Antipsychotic Drugs & Atypical / 2nd Generation Antipsychotic Drugs and their pharmacology are covered in detail as well as Extra Pyramidal Symptoms (EPS) that are high yield for these exams.

Side effects of antipsychotic medications should not be memorized whenever possible, but should be as intuitive as we can make it. Mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs along with an understanding of physiology can help us predict side effects and truly understand these drugs.

Of course, antipsychotic pharmacology requires SOME memorization, and memory devices in this video make this process much easier.

Note: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is not necessarily an EPS symptom, however rapidly increasing signs of EPS occurs in upwards of 95% of patients with NMS, so conceptually it is helpful to think of NMS in the context of EPS, especially with comparing the differences in TIMING.

Note 2: Didn't mention specific receptors D2 and 5-HT2a in video. Atypical Antipsychotics work by blocking Dopamine D2 Receptors and Serotonin 5-HT2a.

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[Faithuhakheme]

perfect video on antpsychotics medications. Thanks for sharing.

[Sydraaa]

This video was just perfect!
Thank you for the mnemonics!
They really make sense and are way easy to remember!

[ThePsudoAntagonist]

As a premed student, I appreciate the simple summing up of complicated concepts.

[zmk]

one of the best antipsychotic lectures out there, much appreciates the hard work!

[mapalomulenga]

Love this lecture, revising for my test tomorrow.... please do antidepressants as well

[rhondadawson]

The presentation is succinct and brilliant for nursing students to learn from the content.

[mihirwaykole]

Best teaching methods !
Love the way u revise !!!


Perfect ❤️

[stephanielovett]

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[tumisangkole]

truly appreciated!!!!This is A-grade material!!!

[lilyli]

Good staff ！！ systematic full details helping to remember👍🏻👍🏻

[franciscaonunaku]

OMG. I love your teaching ♥️. This is exactly what my professor explained 👏 👌 🙌

[chiomaonwuakpa]

Very on point, and easy to assimilate thank you.

[kareenfulla]

Thanks a lot, please explain in details the 2nd generation

[kaalochanaal]

As i'm doing my final exams this helped me alot. thank you! You made it easy

[octaviajoyrobertson]

You made understanding the Dopamine pathways and the medication as it relates so easy to comprehend. Thank you

[ancaever]

Thank you very much for uploading this great video

[kabindraification]

i am doing amc exam, but you have great videos and cant stop checking these

[BESOFOREALRN]

It’s so weird to hear that aripiprazole is the lowest in terms of the side affects. My brain reacted. Completely opposite to it. I took it for a good 3 years and I didn’t have problems till I hit the third. I’d have muscle convolutions right after taking it before bed- made it impossible to calm down & sleep. - took the bens for Parkinson’s & still no progress. Switched to ziprasidone. Works wonders on me for some reason.pretty strange.

[DennisBolanos]

Could you make a video about the pharmacology of psychostimulants?