antipsychotic
IPA: ˈæntɪsaɪkˈɑtɪk
noun
- (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
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Examples of "antipsychotic" in Sentences
- Antipsychotic drugs act in two ways.
- It is not an antipsychotic or antidepressant.
- Perphenazine is a typical antipsychotic drug.
- The antipsychotic treatment should be continued.
- Antipsychotics interact with the dopamine pathway.
- It is certainly nothing like an atypical antipsychotic.
- Antipsychotics are also referred to as neuroleptic drugs.
- Prothipendyl is an antipsychotic related to the phenothiazines.
- Clopenthixol is a typical antipsychotic of the thioxanthene class.
- Conventional antipsychotics are classed into typical and atypical.
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