Atypical Antipsychotics Mnemonic for NCLEX | Mechanism of Action, Side Effects, Nursing Pharmacology

Review Atypical Antipsychotics (vs Typical Antipsychotics) and their mechanism of action.

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Atypical antipsychotics are a drug class used to treat psychosis in schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions, and are also used as mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder. Drugs in this category include clozapine, olanzapine, aripiprazole, risperidone, quetiapine, and ziprasidone. Side effects of these drugs include extrapyramidal symptoms, abbreviated EPS, which refers to a constellation of movement problems, like tremors, muscle spasms, and restlessness. Atypical antipsychotics are also well known for causing metabolic syndrome and weight gain. Other side effects include sedation, anticholinergic effects, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome, abbreviated NMS. NMS is a medical emergency characterized by muscle rigidity, fever, confusion, and unstable vitals. Clozapine can cause agranulocytosis, or a rapid fall in white blood cells, and ziprasidone can cause QT prolongation and the abnormal heart rhythm of torsades de pointes.

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[nenadcubric]

Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 2.5 mg changed my life over night,

[jessicaalejandra]

Awesome video! I learn so much from your content. A recommendation is to take the lead pipes HOT/RED since NMS is characterized by hyperpyrexia. Thank you for these videos!

[Dr-SV]

Aripiprazole is partial agonist which makes it useful in people with both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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[hannahdavid]

You should note that atypical antipsychotics cause less extrapyramidal symptoms compared to the typical antipsychotics! great video otherwise.

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[abeermourad]

This is so helpful, thank you..but I am struggling to connect the generic name to the brand name of these drugs

[Lisme]

Thank you very much this was very helpful

[geniejoseph]

As a former patient on these medications for ten years... When do I get my money!?!

[alyssacabigas]

is aripiprazole 3rd gen antipsychotics?