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brand logo JOHN MUENCH, MD, MPH, AND ANN M. HAMER, PharmD, BCPP Am Fam
Physician. 2010;81(5):617-622 See related editorial on page 585. Author disclosure:
Nothing to disclose. Article Sections The use of antipsychotic medications entails a difficult
trade-off between the benefit of alleviating psychotic symptoms and the risk of troubling,
sometimes life-shortening adverse effects. There is more variability among specific …
brand logo JOHN MUENCH, MD, MPH, AND ANN M. HAMER, PharmD, BCPP Am Fam
Physician. 2010;81(5):617-622 See related editorial on page 585. Author disclosure:
Nothing to disclose. Article Sections The use of antipsychotic medications entails a difficult
trade-off between the benefit of alleviating psychotic symptoms and the risk of troubling,
sometimes life-shortening adverse effects. There is more variability among specific …
Deciding which antipsychotic medication to prescribe should depend on the potential for adverse effects in individual patients. This article reviews some of the more important adverse effects and comparative risks.
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