Question 1: Describe the original set of antipsychotic medications. What receptors due they primarily affect and what are their side effects?
Question 2: Describe the difference (pharmacologically--DA receptors...) between the original antipsychotic medications and the atypical antipsychotic medication.
Question 3: Argue for one valid reason a schizophrenic patient would rather ask for Haldol over Clozapine. Be descriptive! Hint: look to one particularly dangerous side effect.
Question 4: Describe a new antipsychotic on the market: Caplyta (Lumateperone). What is it, how does it work in the brain (what does it affect in the brain), and what is it used for?
Question 5: Real-World Issue: Describe any newer medications for psychotic disorders that are different from the typical and atypical antipsychotics (release date 2017 or newer-use the internet for help if needed). Make sure you cover the neurotransmitters the drug affects