December 07, 2018
AkraMania
Theme: Antipsychotic classification
| A. | Phenothiazine (Aliphatic side chain) |
| B. | Thioxanthene |
| C. | Butyrophenone |
| D. | Dibenzodiazepine |
| E. | Dibenzothiazepine |
| F. | Diphenylbutylpiperidine |
| G. | Phenothiazine (Piperizine side chain) |
| H. | Benzoxasole |
| I. | Thienobenzodiazepine |
| J. | Substituted benzamide |
Select the class of antipsychotic to which each of the following belong
| NaN. | Olanzapine |
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The correct answer is: Thienobenzodiazepine 62%
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| NaN. | Chlorpromazine |
| Phenothiazine (Aliphatic side chain) 75%
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| NaN. | Clozapine |
| Dibenzodiazepine 76%
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Antipsychotics (classification)
Antipsychotics can be divided in a variety of ways. The most common way is to divide them into typical (first generation) and atypical types (second generation) (see table below).
| Typical antipsychotics | Atypical antipsychotics |
|---|
| Chlorpromazine | Clozapine |
| Flupenthixol | Risperidone |
| Zuclopenthixol | Olanzapine |
| Perphenazine | Quetiapine |
| Trifluoperazine | Ziprasidone |
| Sulpride | Amisulpride |
| Haloperidol | Aripiprazole |
The other way they are classified is by structure. This is a favoured method by the royal college and they seem to like asking questions on this (see table below).
| Antipsychotic class | Examples |
|---|
| Phenothiazines (Aliphatic side chain) | Chlorpromazine |
| Phenothiazines (Piperidine side chain) | Thioridazine, pipothiazine |
| Phenothiazines (Piperizine side chain) | Trifluoperazine, fluphenazine |
| Butyrophenones | Haloperidol |
| Thioxanthenes | Flupenthixol, zuclupenthixol |
| Diphenylbutylpiperidines | Pimozide |
| Dibenzodiazepines | Clozapine |
| Benzoxasoles | Risperidone |
| Thienobenzodiazepines | Olanzapine |
| Dibenzothiazepines | Quetiapine |
| Substituted benzamides | Sulpride, amisulpride |
| Arylpiperidylindole (quinolone) | Aripiprazole |
