Second-Generation or Atypical Antipsychotics May

question 64

Multiple Choice

Second-generation or atypical antipsychotics may

• A) help patients who were previously unresponsive.
• B) have fewer side effects than traditional antipsychotics.
• C) be less likely to be discontinued by the patient.
• D) be no longer used to treat schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

The lost economic efficiency when the equitable or allocatively efficient outcome is not achieved, often due to taxes, subsidies, or monopolies.

Excise Tax

A tax imposed on specific goods, services, or activities, usually to discourage their use or to raise revenue.

Elasticities

Measurements of how changing one economic variable affects others, such as how quantity demanded will change as a result of price changes.

Subsidy Benefit

Government-provided support to aid businesses, individuals, or sectors of the economy through financial help.