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Medicine: risperidone

Prescribing competence required for Year 6
Indication(s):
psychosis
Related Medicines:
[clozapine]
Mechanism(s):
dopamine, serotonin, histamine (H1) and adrenergic antagonist
Associated Scenario(s):
[Acute psychosis], [Delirium / dementia], [Acute psychosis]