Second-generation antipsychotics, which are newer than FGAs, are also called atypical antipsychotics. That’s because they don’t work exactly like typical antipsychotic medications.

June 4, 2009 — The latest results from the European First Episode Schizophrenia Trial (EUFEST) show that when it comes to improving cognition in patients with schizophrenia, there is little ...

Among patients with schizophrenia whose medication is changed because of ineffectiveness or harmful side effects, second-generation antipsychotic drugs do not appear to offer significant benefits ...

Tardive Dyskinesia with Second-generation Antipsychotics —This meta-analysis determined the prevalence of tardive dyskinesia associated with antipsychotic use across 41 studies, including 11,493 ...

Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs This table lists the atypical antipsychotics. For a story on the lessons of the CATIE trial, click here. For a table of first-generation drugs, click here.

Second-generation antipsychotics, also known as atypical antipsychotics, are serotonin-dopamine antagonists. This means they limit the action of these neurotransmitters by blocking their receptors ...

Second-generation antipsychotics such as risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, and olanzapine may also increase the risk for TD but at a lower rate when compared to first-generation antipsychotics.

Second-generation antipsychotics, first emerged in the 1980s and were initially thought not to have these effects. However, many do, such as the widely prescribed drug risperidone.

Antipsychotic drugs come in two main subclasses: first-generation (older types) and second-generation (newer types). The type a doctor prescribes will depend on a person’s individual biological ...

And starting in the 1990s, second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) offering a substantially lower risk of neurological side effects like tremor, restlessness, muscle stiffness, or the involuntary ...

Second-generation antipsychotics, first emerged in the 1980s and were initially thought not to have these effects. However, many do, such as the widely prescribed drug risperidone. In addition, they ...