RT Book, Section A1 Stringer, Janet L. SR Print(0) ID 1142821205 T1 Antipsychotics or Neuroleptics T2 Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 5e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861079 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142821205 RD 2024/03/28 AB These drugs have been called neuroleptics, antischizophrenic drugs, antipsychotic drugs, and major tranquilizers. All these terms are synonymous; neuroleptic and antipsychotic are the most common. These drugs are not curative (because they do not eliminate the fundamental thinking disorder), but they often permit the patient to function more normally.