====== Risperidone ======

//Risperidone//, was widely approved for use in the late 1990s. Sold under the brand names //Aleptan, Arketin, Diaforin, Krisp, Risperdal, Okedi// and many others, it's used to treat [[content:psychology:disorders:schizophrenia]], [[content:psychology:disorders:depression]], [[content:psychology:disorders:stutter]], [[content:medicine:diseases:r-z:tourette_syndrome]] and sometimes [[content:psychology:disorders:autism]]

>__Exact mechanism of antipsychotic action has not been fully elucidated;__ may involve antagonism of central type 2 serotonergic (5-HT<sub>2</sub>) receptors and central dopamine D<sub>2</sub> receptors.\\ \\ Source : [[https://www.drugs.com/monograph/risperidone.html|Drugs.com]]