Chapter 9
Antipsychotic Agents
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Define antipsychotics and their utility in various conditions
Categorize antipsychotics on the basis of the target at which they act
Describe the synthetic routes of each antipsychotics
Define the utility and doses of each antipsychotics
Describe the mechanism by which antipsychotics act, and their implications
Define the discovery and functional utility of phenothiazines
Discuss the structure-activity relationship on phenothiazines
Describe the neuroleptic SAR of butyrophenone
Define atypical antipsychotics and the need for design
Describe some newer drugs for psychosis treatment
9.1 INTRODUCTION
Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat psychosis, a severe mental illness in which people ...
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