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Antipsychotics: how strict the formulary?

B Alexander
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Seventeen antipsychotic medications are available in the U.S. Antipsychotic formulary considerations include relative efficacy, individual patient response, relative differences in adverse effects, dosage form availability, blood level monitoring, and generic availability. Chlorpromazine, thioridazine, haloperidol, and fluphenazine are recommended for formulary inclusion based on research and clinical considerations. A recommendation for managing a patient receiving a nonformulary antipsychotic is presented.

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B Alexander. 1988. Antipsychotics: how strict the formulary?. https://doi.org/10.1177/106002808802200412

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