Management of adverse events is a major concern of clinicians who use antipsychotic drugs. The incidence of motor side effects is dose dependent. Atypical antipsychotic drugs are less likely to ...
Mississippi consistently ranks in the top five in the nation for its rates of antipsychotic drugging in nursing homes, data from the federal government shows. More than one in five nursing home ...
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a drug-induced disorder that causes involuntary movements like grimacing and lip-smacking. It may or may not be reversible based on the duration or degree of exposure to ...
The two new locally acquired cases are from the same area where the first case was reported last week. In other state news: vaccine hesitancy and the Minnesota measles outbreak; an "epidemic" of ...
Anticholinergics like scopolamine are effective for motion sickness and preventing nausea related to general anesthesia. Some antipsychotic drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders exert potent ...