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The physician orders medication for a client’s unpleasant side effects from the haloperidol. The most appropriate drug at this time is:
A. Lorazepam
B. Triazolam (Halcion)
C. Benztropine
D. Thiothixene
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
(A) Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine, or antianxiety agent, that potentiates the effects of _- aminobutyric acid in the CNS, which is not the CNS neurotransmitter EPS. (B) Triazolam is a benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic whose action is mediated in the limbic, thalamic, and hypothalamic levels of the CNS by – aminobutyric acid. (C) Benztropine is an anticholinergic agent, and the drug of choice for blocking CNS synaptic response, which causes EPS. (D) Thiothixene is an antipsychotic and neuroleptic drug that blocks dopamine neurotransmission at the CNS synapses, thereby causing EPS.
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