Medication class · Australian terminology

Antipsychotic

Definition

A class of medicines used in the treatment of psychosis and selected other mental health conditions.

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A class of medicines used in the treatment of psychosis and selected other mental health conditions. The term should be interpreted alongside the person's account, the observed context and other relevant clinical information.

Medicine choice, monitoring and changes require individual clinical assessment and current prescribing guidance.
Class labels do not imply that every medicine has the same indications or adverse-effect profile.

These related entries share a topic but may describe different kinds of finding, context or clinical task. Open each definition before treating the terms as interchangeable.

Source checking confirms that the published wording is supported by the cited material. It does not mean specialist clinical approval; new wording remains approval pending.

Healthdirect Australia: Antipsychotic medicines

Medication class · Australian terminology

Antipsychotic

Definition

A class of medicines used in the treatment of psychosis and selected other mental health conditions.

Topic: Medicines and adverse effects

Source linked1 covered source

Medicine choice, monitoring and changes require individual clinical assessment and current prescribing guidance.
Class labels do not imply that every medicine has the same indications or adverse-effect profile.

These related entries share a topic but may describe different kinds of finding, context or clinical task. Open each definition before treating the terms as interchangeable.

Source checking confirms that the published wording is supported by the cited material. It does not mean specialist clinical approval; new wording remains approval pending.

Healthdirect Australia: Antipsychotic medicines