- benzodiazepine

- trade name is xanax

- can be very addictive

- short acting

Alprazolam

- benzodiazepine

- trade name is Ativan

- can be very addictive

- short acting

- used most often on inpatient rotations

Lorazepam

- benzodiazepine

- can be very addictive

- short acting

Clonazepam

- benzodiazepine

- trade name is valium

- can be very addictive

- short acting

Diazepam

- non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics or hypnotics

- very common hypnotic agent

- trade name is ambien

Zolpidem

- non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics or hypnotics

- partial agonist of serotonin

- also used as a mild antidepressant

Buspirone

- First generation antipsychotic/neuroleptic

- phenothiazines

- can cause irreversible movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia)

- low potency

- often used as an anti-emetic agent

Chlorpromazine

- First generation antipsychotic/neuroleptic

- phenothiazines

- can cause irreversible movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia)

- mid potency

Loxapine

- First generation antipsychotic/neuroleptic

- phenothiazines

- can cause irreversible movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia)

- high potency

Haloperidol

- First generation antipsychotic/neuroleptic

- phenothiazines

- can cause irreversible movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia)

- high potency

Fluphenazine

- Second generation ("atypical") Antipsychotics

- avoid the worst neurological side efffects

- increases the risk of obesity and diabetes

- most effective (most dangerous)

Clozapine

- Second generation ("atypical") Antipsychotics

- avoid the worst neurological side efffects

- increases the risk of obesity and diabetes

- 2nd most effective (2nd most dangerous)

Olanzapine

- Second generation ("atypical") Antipsychotics

- avoid the worst neurological side efffects

- increases the risk of obesity and diabetes

- Most commonly used (balance of SEs and efficacy)

Risperidone

- Second generation ("atypical") Antipsychotics

- avoid the worst neurological side efffects

- increases the risk of obesity and diabetes

- treats schizophrenia and bipolar

- off label for OCD, Tourette's, etc

Quetiapine

- Second generation ("atypical") Antipsychotics

- avoid the worst neurological side efffects

- increases the risk of obesity and diabetes

- trade name Geodon

- treats mania in bipolars

Ziprasidone

- Second generation ("atypical") Antipsychotics

- avoid the worst neurological side efffects

- increases the risk of obesity and diabetes

- most used by Dr Bolton

- also can treat depression (in addition to schizophrenia and bipolar)

- newest 2nd gen antipsychotic

Aripiprazole