Compared with Conventional Antipsychotic Medications, the Dosage-Response Curve for Atypical

question 79

Multiple Choice

Compared with conventional antipsychotic medications, the dosage-response curve for atypical medications reveal which relationship between drug efficacy and extrapyramidal side effects?

• A) a wider gap between the drug's efficacy and extrapyramidal side effects for low and moderate dosage levels
• B) a narrower gap between the drug's efficacy and extrapyramidal side effects for low and moderate dosage levels
• C) a linear increase in extrapyramidal side effects as dosage levels increase
• D) no change in extrapyramidal side effects as dosage levels increase

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