Side effects
These include:
- hyperprolactinaemia - leading to impotence, galactorrhoea, amenorrhoea
- weight gain
- postural hypotension
Reference:
- BMJ (1999), 319, 1045-8.
Related pages
- Dyslipidaemia and atypical antipsychotic drugs
- Weight gain and atypical antipsychotic drugs
- Hyperprolactinaemia and atypical antipsychotic drugs
- Extrapyrimidal effects and atypical antipsychotic drugs
- Diabetes mellitus and atypical antipsychotic drugs
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and atypical antipsychotic drugs
Create an account to add page annotations
Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page