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Role of p.r.n. antimuscarinic medication in the treatment of antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal movement disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Luke Birmingham ,
Norman McClelland  and
Caroline Bradley
Luke Birmingham*
Affiliation:
Reaside Clinic, Birmingham Great Park, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B45 9BE
Norman McClelland
Affiliation:
Reaside Clinic, Birmingham Great Park, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B45 9BE
Caroline Bradley
Affiliation:
Reaside Clinic, Birmingham Great Park, Bristol Road South, Birmingham B45 9BE
*
∗Correspondence
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The antimuscarinic drugs procyclidine, orphenadrine, benzhexol and benztropine are used in psychiatric practice to alleviate the extrapyramidal effects of antipsychotic medication. These drugs may be prescribed on a regular, as-required or single-dose basis. They are usually taken by mouth, in tablet or liquid form, but for rapid onset of action procyclidine and benztropine can be given by intramuscular or intravenous injection.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 368 - 369
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