What medications do you prioritize or avoid in Parkinson’s Disease-related psychosis and behavioral disturbance?
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From an evidence-based perspective, clozapine continues to have the most solid support for its efficacy in Parkinson's disease-related psychosis. Pimavanserin has FDA approval (albeit with some mixed data) specifically for this indication. Quetiapine and olanzapine are perhaps the most frequently us...
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at Psychiatric Group Of Princeton Before quetiapine was available, we used clozapine...
at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School I still use clozapine for patients whose symptoms ...
Clozapine (Clozaril): This is often considered the gold standard due to its efficacy and relatively low risk of worsening motor symptoms.
Quetiapine (Seroquel): This may be effective, but its use is limited due to concerns about increased risk of cognitive decline.
Pimavanserin (Nuplazid): FDA-a...
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at Thapar Renu K Office When these patients become aggressive, and I have ...
at Private Practice Dr. @Thapar, that may be true for dealing with acu...
Before quetiapine was available, we used clozapine...
I still use clozapine for patients whose symptoms ...