Question 142 · LEK · Antipsychotics
In schizophrenia treatment, the highest risk for developing the metabolic syndrome is associated with using:
- A. olanzapine.
- B. aripiprazole.
- C. ziprasidone.
- D. lurasidone.
- E. cariprazine.
Hint
Among antipsychotics, those with the strongest H1 and 5-HT2C blockade cause the most weight gain.
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