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at 11:47 p.m. Nov, 05, 2025
by
Ahmed7
Author:
shmuelsash
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Rationale for change
UW3 QID
Educational objective:
Tardive dyskinesia is an involuntary movement disorder caused by prolonged
exposure to antipsychotic medication. When antipsychotic discontinuation is not
feasible, patients taking a first-generation antipsychotic can be switched to a second-
generation antipsychotic.
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What is the next step in management for a patient who requires antipsychotics but develops tardive dyskinesia while taking risperidone?
{{c1::Switch to clozapine or quetiapine}}
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- Treat tardive dyskinesia with valbenazine (VMAT2 inhibitor)
- Risperidone is most likely to cause TD; clozapine is least likely

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