Antipsychotics Are One Class of Drug Used to Treat Certain

Multiple Choice

Antipsychotics are one class of drug used to treat certain disorders, such as schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder, and delusional disorder. As with any psychiatric drug, they have a range of side effects varying from mild to severe. Which of the following antipsychotics is associated with agranulocytosis (a sudden drop in the granulocyte count) , which manifests as a sore throat and high fever?

A) Haldol
B) Clozaril
C) Stelazine
D) Prolixin