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Safety, tolerability, and risks associated with first- and second-generation antipsychotics: a state-of-the-art clinical review

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Solmi, Marco, Murru, Andrea, Pacchiarotti, Isabella, Undurraga, Juan, Veronese, Nicola, Fornaro, Michele, Stubbs, Brendon, Monaco, Francesco +4 more·2017·Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

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Abstract: Since the discovery of chlorpromazine (CPZ) in 1952, first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) have revolutionized psychiatric care in terms of facilitating discharge from hospital and enabling large numbers of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) to be treated in the community. Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) ushered in a progressive shift from the paternalistic management of SMI symptoms to a patient-centered approach, which emphasized targets important to patients – psychosocial functioning, quality of life, and recovery. These drugs are no longer limited to specific Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM ) categories. Evidence indicates that SGAs show an improved safety and tolerability profile compared with FGAs. The incidence of treatment-emergent extrapyramidal side effects is lower, and there is less impairment of cognitive function and treatment-related negative symptoms. However, treatment with SGAs has been associated with a wide range of untoward effects, among which treatment-emergent weight gain and metabolic abnormalities are of notable concern. The present clinical review aims to summarize the safety and tolerability profile of selected FGAs and SGAs and to link treatment-related adverse effects to the pharmacodynamic profile of each drug. Evidence, predominantly derived from systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and clinical trials of the drugs amisulpride, aripiprazole, asenapine, brexpiprazole, cariprazine, clozapine, iloperidone, lurasidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone, sertindole, ziprasidone, CPZ, haloperidol, loxapine, and perphenazine, is summarized. In addition, the safety and tolerability profiles of antipsychotics are discussed in the context of the “behavioral toxicity” conceptual framework, which considers the longitudinal course and the clinical and therapeutic consequences of treatment-emergent side effects. In SMI, SGAs with safer metabolic profiles should ideally be prescribed first. However, alongside with safety, efficacy should also be considered on a patient-tailored basis. Keywords: antipsychotics, side effects, tolerability, safety, psychosis, psychiatry

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Solmi, M., Murru, A., Pacchiarotti, I., Undurraga, J., Veronese, N., Fornaro, M., Stubbs, B., Monaco, F., Vieta, E., Seeman, M., Correll, C., & Carvalho, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Padua (IT)
  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
  • Universidad del Desarrollo (CL)
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute (US)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • Northwell Health (US)
Venue
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Published
2017-06
Volume
Volume 13
Pages
757-777
ISSN
  • 1176-6336 (ISSN-L)
  • 1178-203X
OpenAlex
W2728473268
Cited by
438
References
285
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • AstraZeneca
  • Sanofi
  • Sunovion
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
  • Servier
  • H. Lundbeck A/S
  • Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (ACT1414)
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (ACT1414, 1160736)
  • Cilag
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
antipsychotic drugs, typical antipsychotics, atypical antipsychotics, drug safety, tolerability, adverse effects, severe mental illness, extrapyramidal symptoms, weight gain, metabolic abnormalities, negative symptoms, cognitive impairment, chlorpromazine, clozapine, olanzapine, amisulpride, aripiprazole

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