Paper I — 2025 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q16

Paper I

2025 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) · 40 marks · 120 min

Question

Atypical antipsychotics.

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Answer

Olanzapine, Risperidone (also Clozapine, Quetiapine) — combined serotonin-dopamine antagonism producing substantially lower extrapyramidal symptom risk than typical antipsychotics, at the cost of greater metabolic adverse effects (weight gain, dyslipidemia, new-onset diabetes).

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