Notes for Abstraction: | FDA Approved Uses for antipsychotics are listed in the table below. Select yes when the resident is prescribed an antipsychotic for purposes other than those described in the table below.
- Select yes if the antipsychotic is prescribed as a PRN.
- Example: resident given haldol for aggressive behavior, select ‘Yes’.
Antipsychotics Table
Conventional Antipsyhcotics (Generic Name) |
FDA Approved Uses |
Haldol (Haloperidol) |
Schizophrenia (PO, IM, IV), Tourette's Disorder (oral) |
Loxitane/Adusave (Loxapine) |
Schizophrenia (PO), Acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder (inhalation) |
Navane (Thiothixene) |
Schizophrenia (PO) |
Orap (Pimozide) |
Tourette’s Disorder (PO) |
Thorazine (Chlorpromazine) |
Bipolar Disorder (PO), Schizophrenia (PO), Severe & acute agitation/aggression associated with psychiatric disorders (IM), Prolonged or Intractable Hiccups (PO, IM, IV), Nausea/Vomiting (PO, IM, IV), Presurgical apprehension (PO, IM) |
Prolixin/Permitil (Fluphenazine) |
Psychotic Disorders (PO, IM, SQ) |
Compro (Prochlorperazine) |
Acute nausea/vomiting (PO, IM, IV, rectal), General Anxiety Disorder (PO), Schizophrenia (PO) |
Mellaril (Thioridazine) |
Schizophrenia (PO) |
Stelazine (Trifluoperazine) |
Schizophrenia (PO) |
Trilafon (Perphenazine) |
Nausea/Vomiting (PO), Schizophrenia (PO) |
Triavil (Perphenazine and Amitriptyline) |
Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety (PO), Schizophrenia with depressive symptoms (PO) |
Moban (Molindone) |
Schizophrenia (PO) |
Atypical Antipsychotics (Generic Name) |
FDA Approved Uses |
Abilify/Abilify Asimtufii/Abilify Maintena/Abilify MyCite (Aripiprazole) |
Schizophrenia (PO, IM), Bipolar Disorder acute mania/acute episodes with mixed features/maintenance treatment (PO, IM), Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder (PO) |
Aristada/Aristada Initio (Aripiprazole Lauroxil) |
Schizophrenia (IM) |
Saphris/Secuado (Asenapine) |
Schizophrenia (SL, patch), Bipolar Disorder (SL) |
Clozaril/Fazaclo/Versacloz (Clozapine) |
Schizophrenia (PO), Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (PO) |
Fanapt (Iloperidon) |
Schizophrenia (PO), Bipolar Disorder (PO) |
Zyprexa/Zyprexa Relprevv/Zyprexa Zydis (Olanzapine) |
Schizophrenia (PO, IM), Bipolar Disorder acute mania/acute episodes with mixed features/maintenance treatment (PO), Acute Bipolar major depression as adjunctive with Fluoxetine (PO), Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder (unipolar) as adjunctive to Fluoxetine (PO), Severe/Acute Agitation/Aggression associated with psychiatric disorders (IM) |
Symbyax (Olanzapine and Fluoxetine) |
Acute Bipolar Disorder depressive episode (PO) , Treatment Resistant Depression (PO) |
Lybalvi (Olanzapine and Samidorphan) |
Bipolar I Disorder acute mania and acute episodes with mixed features (PO), Schizophrenia (PO) |
Invega/Invega Hafyera/Invega Trinza/Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone) |
Schizophrenia (PO, IM), Schizoaffective Disorder (PO, IM) |
Seroquel (Quetiapine) Seroquel/Seroquel XR (Quetiapine) |
Schizophrenia (PO), Bipolar Disorder acute mania/acute episodes with mixed features/major depression monotherapy/maintenance monotherapy (PO), Major Depressive Disorder (PO) |
Risperdal/Risperda Consta/Perseris/Uzedy (Risperidone) |
Schizophrenia (PO, IM, SQ), Bipolar Disorder acute mania/acute episodes with mixed features/maintenance (PO, IM) |
Geodon (Ziprasidone) |
Schizophrenia (PO), Bipolar Disorder acute manic episodes with or without mixed features/maintenance as adjunctive to antimanic therapy (PO), Severe/Acute Agitation/Aggression associated with schizophrenia (IM) |
Nuplazid (Pimavanserin) |
Parkinson disease psychosis (PO) |
Rexulti (Brexpiprazole) |
Major Depressive Disorder (PO), Schizophrenia (PO), Agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer disease (PO) |
Caplyta (Lumateperone) |
Bipolar Disorder (PO), Schizophrenia (PO) |
Vraylar (Cariprazine) |
Bipolar Disorder (PO), Major Depressive Disorder (PO), Schizophrenia (PO) |
Latuda (Lurasidone) |
Acute depressive episode associated with bipolar without mixed features (PO), Schizophrenia (PO) |
Cobenfy (Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride) |
Schizophrenia (PO) |
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