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The newer generation of antipsychotic medications (also called second-generation antipsychotics [SGAs]<\/em>), known as serotonin-dopamine antagonists (SDAs) because they have an effect on serotonin receptors (in particular, 5-HT2a receptors) as well as dopamine receptors (in particular, D2 receptors). Currently available atypical antipsychotics include aripiprazole, asenapine, clozapine, iloperidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone.<\/p>\n

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Class of prescription medications (also known as second- generation antipsychotics) used to treat psychiatric conditions, especially schizophrenia. Some are also used for bipolar disease. Hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar), in some cases extreme, has been reported in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics.<\/p>\n

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The newer generation of antipsychotic medications (also called second-generation antipsychotics [SGAs]), known as serotonin-dopamine antagonists (SDAs) because they have an effect on serotonin receptors (in particular, 5-HT2a receptors) as well as dopamine receptors (in particular, D2 receptors). Currently available atypical antipsychotics include aripiprazole, asenapine, clozapine, iloperidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone. 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Currently available atypical antipsychotics include aripiprazole, asenapine, clozapine, iloperidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone.Class of prescription medications (also known as second- generation antipsychotics) used to treat psychiatric conditions, especially schizophrenia. Some are also used for bipolar disease. 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