When First-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs Are Used Today, Clinicians Typically Do

question 152

Multiple Choice

When first-generation antipsychotic drugs are used today, clinicians typically do all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) increase the dosage of a drug when patients do not improve.
• B) prescribe an additional antipsychotic drug to produce a synergistic effect.
• C) prescribe drugs that remedy the side effects of the antipsychotic drug.
• D) gradually reduce medications after patients have established normal functioning.

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