atypical antipsychotic

English

Noun

atypical antipsychotic (plural atypical antipsychotics)

  1. (pharmacology) Any of a group of antipsychotic drugs largely introduced after the 1970s and used to treat mental disorders.
    Synonym: SGA (second-generation antipsychotic)
    Coordinate term: typical antipsychotic

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