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Dosage and Administration Issues of Antipsychotic Agents (and Adjunctive Medicines) in the Acute Stabilization of Psychoses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

K. N. Roy Chengappa
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Abstract

There are several options and approaches available to practicing psychiatrists for the pharmacologic management of acute psychotic episodes that present in emergency room settings. This article focuses on the first hours and days of such episodes, the goals of treatment, and comparison of the “old favorites,” such as combination haloperidol and lorazepam (in liquid, tablet or injectable formulations), with the newer second-generation antipsychotic agents, such as olanzapine, ziprasidone, risperidone, quetiapine, or aripiprazole, which are available in different formulations. The speed of titration to an effective target dose for these newer agents are addressed as well.

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Academic Supplement
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 9 , Issue S9 , September 2004 , pp. 6 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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