Calcium channel blockers for neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews no. 1; p. CD000206
• Main Authors: Soares-Weiser, K, Rathbone, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2004
• Subjects: Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects; Calcium Channel Blockers - therapeutic use; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - drug therapy; Humans; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Schizophrenia - drug therapy

Tardive dyskinesia is a disfiguring movement disorder of the orofacial region often caused by antipsychotic drugs. A wide range of strategies has been used to help manage tardive dyskinesia and, for people who are unable to have their antipsychotic medication stopped or substantially changed, the ca...