NCLEX RN Practice Question # 830
NCLEX Examination.
Practice Question # 830.
nclex examination.
Antipsychotics are classified as either typical or atypical:
Typical antipsychotics include chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin), haloperidol (Haldol), loxapine (Loxitane), molindone (Moban), perphenazine (Trilafon), pimozide (Orap), prochlorperazine (Compazine), thiothixene (Navane), and trifluoperazine (generic).
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Atypical antipsychotics include aripiprazole (Abilify), clozapine (Clozaril), olanzapine (Zyprexa, Zyprexa Zydis), paliperidone (Invega), quetiapine (Seroquel, Seroquel XR), risperidone (Risperdal, Risperdal Conta), and ziprasidone (Geodon).