24 Schizophrenia antipsychotic drug treatments interact with which system? Select one: a. Glutamate b. GABA c. Dopamine d. Serotonin

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Schizophrenia antipsychotic drug treatments interact with which system?

Select one:
a.

Glutamate

b.

GABA

c.

Dopamine

d.

Serotonin

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In order to treat schizophrenia anti psychotic medications are prescribed. These medecines help in keeping the ailment under control and help in subsiding as well as preventing the symptoms.

There are 2 types of antipsychotic medications prescribed usually:

 Atypical antipsychotics e.g asenapine, clozapine, quetiapine etc

Typical Antipsychotics e.g Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol etc.

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