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2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Levodopa/Benzhexol in chlorpromazine induced Parkinsonism Name the following (Two examples for each): (8x1=8)

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Answer

Benzhexol (Trihexyphenidyl) is the appropriate choice — chlorpromazine-induced parkinsonism results from dopamine D2 receptor blockade, not dopamine deficiency, so restoring the dopamine-acetylcholine balance by blocking the resulting relative cholinergic excess directly addresses the mechanism. Levodopa would be ineffective, since the problem is blocked receptors rather than insufficient dopamine synthesis, and would also antagonize chlorpromazine’s own antipsychotic action.

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