Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oral antipsychotic drug, C28H27FN4O2, that is a dopamine and serotonin antagonist and is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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- noun An
antipsychotic drug used in the treatment ofschizophrenia etc
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Forget the baby seal … maybe some risperidone is in order
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One set of slides in the documents referred to "Key Projects for 2004" and listed a planned trial to compare Risperdal, also known as risperidone, with competitors in managing pediatric bipolar disorder.
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Medications used to treat Tourette syndrome include drugs typically used to treat psychotic adults, such as risperidone (Risperidol) and haloperidol (Haldol); their adverse effects can include sedation, weight gain, and movement problems.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Research Summary: For individuals with autism spectrum disorders who have persistent, severe tantrums, aggression, or self-injury, there is strong evidence from large, well-designed randomized clinical trials supporting the use of medications such as risperidone (Risperdal).
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For individuals with autism spectrum disorders who have persistent, severe tantrums, aggression, or self-injury, there is strong evidence from large, well-designed randomized clinical trials supporting the use of medications such as risperidone (Risperdal).
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Alzheimer's patients in care homes, half of whom continued to take antipsychotic medications, such as risperidone or haloperi-dol, while the other half were switched to a placebo.
Eye on Britain 2009
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She testified that the life expectancies of people taking drugs such as risperidone had shortened by as much as twenty to twenty-five years, that the drug caused many patients to be chemically brain injured, and contributed to an epidemic of dementia.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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"One set of slides in the documents referred to" Key Projects for 2004 "and listed a planned trial to compare Risperdal, also known as risperidone, with competitors in managing pediatric bipolar disorder.
Furious Seasons 2009
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Mr. Loughner's defense lawyers said he was being given risperidone, an antipsychotic drug, and the antidepressant fluoxetine.
Court Stops Forcible Medication of Loughner John R. Emshwiller 2011
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During the two years he was in DVH, he switched between risperidone and clozapine without any long-term positive result.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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