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Volume 7 Issue 2 February, 2017
Across
4. CNS side-effect unique to Clozapine
5. Metabolic syndrome (i.e. T2DM, dyslipidemia and weight gain) is a major adverse effect of this agent
6. Acts as a partial agonist at D2 receptor
8. Atypical anti-psychotic most commonly associated with QTc prolongation
Down
1. Increase in the serum levels of this hormone is a major drawback of the new generation anti-psychotic
2. First FDA approved drug for psychosis associated with Parkinson’s disease
3. Effective in bipolar depression
7. Effective in patients with refractory schizophrenia
ANSWERS
ACROSS
4. Seizures
5. Olanzapine
6. Aripiprazole
8. Ziprasidone
DOWN
1. Risperidone
2. Pimavanserin
3. Quetiapine
7. Clozapine
