Which of the following is an atypical antipsychotic?
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 |
