Older, first-generation antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol), usually cause movement-related side effects, such as tremors, says Randall Turner, DO, a psychiatrist ...

Lithium is a medication meant to stabilize mood and is most commonly used in people with bipolar disorder, depression, or ...

A research group in the Department of Pharmacology of the University of the Basque Country has investigated the adverse reactions that antipsychotics can cause in the mouth. The study was based on ...

Researchers in one study found that semaglutide may indirectly improve adherence to antipsychotic therapy for those with ...

The FDA is in the process of approving leucovorin to treat some children with autism. Leucovorin may help some autistic ...

Donald Goff, Jeffrey Lieberman, and colleagues recently published a review article entitled “The Long-Term Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Clinical Course in Schizophrenia” in the American ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is due to issue a decision by September 26 on the approval of KarXT, a potential first-in-class antipsychotic. If approved, it would be the first drug with a ...

Cobenfy (xanomeline/trospium) is a prescription drug used to treat schizophrenia. Cobenfy comes as an oral capsule. Cobenfy is used in adults to treat schizophrenia. To learn more about Cobenfy’s uses ...

There have been innovations in antipsychotic drugs over the decades, with a second generation of FDA-approved medicines shown to have fewer side effects like involuntary muscle contractions. But they ...

Antipsychotics can be life-changing for anyone experiencing psychosis, including people with schizophrenia. But they can also come with challenging side effects. Older, first-generation antipsychotics ...