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Acute risperidone overdose
G Catalano1, M C Catalano, W Taylor
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
Clinical Neuropharmacology
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
Risperidone (Risperdal) is a recently released novel antipsychotic medication. It is different from the conventional neuroleptics, such as haloperidol, as it has both serotinergic and dopaminergic activity. It has a more tolerable side-effect profile compared with other antipsychotic medications. We review the literature regarding the side effects of risperidone use, describe a case of overdose with risperidone, and discuss the clinical sequelae and management of such an overdose.