antipsychotic

[ an-tee-sahy-kot-ik, an-tahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to any of various substances used in the treatment of psychosis, especially schizophrenia, and acute or severe states of mania, depression, or paranoia.

Also called ma·jor tran·quil·iz·er [mey, -jer , trang, -kw, uh, -lahy-zer],. any such substance, as the phenothiazines.

antipsychotic

/ ˌæntɪsaɪˈkɒtɪk /

any antipsychotic drug, such as chlorpromazine: used to treat such conditions as schizophrenia

First recorded in 1950–55; anti- + psychotic

[It] does not resemble standard antipsychotic, antidepressant, antianxiety or hypnotic drugs in simple drug interaction tests.

The district court compared this cost to the cost of a common antipsychotic drug used to treat many DOC inmates.

The latest pharmaceutical being sold on the street is a knock-you-out antipsychotic called Seroquel.

Some people with psychotic symptoms may need to take antipsychotic medication for only a few weeks or months.

The antipsychotic drugs, or neuroleptics, reduce the brain's sensitivity to one or more of these chemical substances.

If not checked with antipsychotic medication, they become violent.

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