Antipsychotic Medications

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Chokhawala K, Stevens L

Antipsychotic Medications

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Abstract

First-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists (DRA) and are known as typical antipsychotics. They include phenothiazines (trifluoperazine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, acetophenazine, triflupromazine, mesoridazine), butyrophenones (haloperidol), thioxanthenes (thiothixene, chlorprothixene), dibenzoxazepines (loxapine), dihydroindoles (molindone), and diphenylbutylpiperidines (pimozide).[1][2][3]

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Drug Targets

Drug	Target	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Triflupromazine	Dopamine D1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Yes	Antagonist	Details
Triflupromazine	Dopamine D2 receptor	Protein	Humans	Yes	Antagonist	Details