KROK 1 2020 – Question 120 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with schizophrenia was prescribed a drug to stop the hallucinations. After a month of taking this drug the hallucinations stopped, but the patient developed signs of drug-induced parkinsonism. What drug was used for treatment in this case?
- A. Imizine (Imipramine)
- B. Amitriptyline
- C. Aminazine (Chlorpromazine)
- D. Sodium bromide
- E. Curantyl (Dipyridamole)
Hint
Decide which pharmacological group treats the hallucinations of schizophrenia, then recall why drugs of this group can impair basal ganglia control of movement.
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