Appendices
44
Appendix
B:
Side-Effect
Profile
of
Common
Antipsychotic
Medications
26
Agent Generic
Name
(Brand
Name)
QTc prolongation
Anticholinergic effects
CNS depression
Dyslipidemia
Hyperglycemia
Orthostatic hypotension (falls)
Weight
gain
Extrapyramidal Symptoms
Increased Prolactin
Aripiprazole (Abilify
®
)
±
±
±
±
±
±
±
+
+
Clozapine (Clozaril
®
)
++
+++
+++
+++
+++
+++
+++
±
±
Haloperidol (Haldol
®
)
+
+
+++
+
+
+
++
+++
+++
Olanzapine (Zyprexa
®
)
+
++
++
+++
+++
+
+++
+
±
Quetiapine (Seroquel
®
)
+
+
+++
++
++
++
++
±
±
Risperidone (Risperdal
®
)
+
+
+
+
+
++
+
+++
+++
Ziprasidone (Geodon
®
)
+++
±
±
±
±
±
±
+
±
