Age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics may cause an increase in adverse drug reactions in elderly persons. Geriatric patients frequently have medical conditions such as ...

Antipsychotic drugs introduced over the past 15 years, often termed second-generation or atypical agents, were selected on the basis of a structural or pharmacological similarity to clozapine ...

(An active ingredient is what makes a medication work.) It belongs to a group of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. Abilify is a brand-name medication that’s also available as the generic ...

The pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia is currently dominated by atypical antipsychotics that primarily target dopaminergic signalling, the dysregulation of which has long been considered to have a ...

Nine newer antipsychotics, called atypical antipsychotics, are used as "augmentation therapy," or add-ons to treat depression that hasn't responded to antidepressants or other treatments.

They play a role in managing acute manic and psychotic episodes. In particular, the atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics help treat depressive symptoms. People living with bipolar disorder ...