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justinmsk

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Most present-day antipsychotic medications are believed to exert their favorable effects in reducing symptoms of schizophrenia by acting as dopamine
 
  a. agonists at D1-like dopamine receptors
  b. agonists at D2-like dopamine receptors
  c. antagonists at D1-like dopamine receptors
  d. antagonists or inverse agonists at D2-like dopamine receptors

Question 2

Of the newer atypical antipsychotics, risperidone (Risperdal) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) appear to have an advantage over clozapine (Clozaril) in that these newer drugs are
 
  a. much less likely to induce agranulocytosis
  b. more effective in reducing the positive symptoms of schizophrenia
  c. more effective in reducing the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
  d. less likely to induce early onset extrapyramidal motor disturbances
  e. all of the above



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babybsemail

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a




justinmsk

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


parshano

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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