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Postgraduate Medicine Volume 112, 2002 - Issue 6
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Atypical antipsychotics for acute agitation

New intramuscular options offer advantages

Leslie Citrome Dr Citrome is director, Clinical Research and Evaluation Facility, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York, and clinical professor of psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH
Pages 85-96 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015
 
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The newer, atypical antipsychotics are better tolerated than the older neuroleptics. The intramuscular formulations of these drugs are useful in behavioral emergencies, when oral dosing is impractical. In addition, they provide a smooth transition to oral dosing with the same agent once the acute agitation has been managed. In this article, Dr Citrome discusses patient assessment, selection of an agent, and future possibilities for improved control.

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