Psychotropic Medications, Antidepressants,
Antipsychotics, Mood Stabilizers,
Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, Opioids, and
Controlled Substances in Psychiatry
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First Gen Antipsychotics
-Chlorpromazine
-Haloperidol
-Perphenazine
Second Gen Antipsychotics
-Aripiprazole
-Asenapine
Second Gen Antipsychotics
-Brexpiprazole
-Cariprazine
Second Gen Antipsychotics
-Clozapine
-Iloperidone
-Lurasidone
-Olanzapine
-Paliperidone ER
Second Gen Antipsychotics
-Quetiapine
-Risperidone
-Ziprasidone
First Gen Antipsychotics
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, -Thioridazine
-Fluphenzaine
-Lozapine
-Molindone
First Gen Antipsychotics
-Pimozide
-Prochlorperazine
-Thiothixene
-Trifluoperazine
Typical (Traditional) First Gen Antipsychotic
• higher D2 antagonism
• lower 5-HT2A antagonism
Atypical Second Gen Antipsychotic
• moderate to high D2 antagonism
• (may have higher affinity for D3 or D4)
• high 5-HT2A antagonism
Atypical Second Gen Antipsychotic
"Clozapine-like"
• low D2 antagonism
• high 5-HT2A antagonism
Low
__________ Potency FGAs:
-Chlorpromazine
-Thioridazine
High
__________ Potency FGAs:
-Haloperidol
-Fluphenazine
-Prochlorperazine
-Trifluoperazine
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