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of antipsychotics
Antipsychotic medicines help with problems like delusions, hallucinations and out-of-control thoughts, and have a powerful calming effect. Knowing what the medicine is supposed to do will help you see how well it’s working.
Ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse to explain why an antipsychotic medicine is needed, what the benefits are likely to be for you or the person in your care, and how long it should take to work.
Your health professional can also tell you about possible side effects to look out for and what you can do about them.
This page of resources provides links to more information about how antipsychotic medicines are used in different illnesses.
You can also:
- find questions to ask your health professional on the Things to know about your medicines page
- read the consumer medicine information (CMI) leaflet for more information about a specific antipsychotic medicine, including side effects and how to manage them
- get information about antipsychotic medicines over the phone, by calling Medicines Line on 1300 MEDICINE (1300 633 424)
- discuss and report side effects or problems with your medicines, by calling the Adverse Medicine Events (AME) Line on 1300 134 227.
Antipsychotics
Date published: 2011-09-14 00:00:00
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