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antipsychotic

Any drug used to treat the symptoms of severe mental disorder.



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Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2006 - (JCN) - Otsuka Pharmaceutical announced on June 6 that it will begin shipping Abilify, its proprietary antipsychotic agent, in Japan on June 8.
Atypical antipsychotic agents have shown promise because of their apparent lack of EPS; however, some can present other problems for the elderly patient.
For example, while a brief, low-dose course of an antipsychotic agent may help to manage symptoms of non-cognitive origin (delusions, hallucinations), in residents with cognitive impairments, such as dementia, the very same drugs can worsen symptoms.
 
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