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Another step in understanding antipsychotic medication
February 28, 2017 by NewsBot
Antipsychotic drugs are used for the treatment of mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Unfortunately, sedation or sleepiness is a common side effect of these drugs, which makes a patient's recovery difficult. A new study on the antipsychotic drug Clozapine, indicates that the serotonin receptor 5-HT2A is partially responsible for the sedative effects of Clozapine.