typical antipsychotic agent

typical antipsychotic agent

a functional category of older antipsychotic drugs thought to exert their action predominantly through dopaminergic blockade; now more generally called first-generation antipsychotics.

typ·ic·al an·ti·psy·chot·ic a·gent

(tipi-kăl antē-sī-kotik ājĕnt) Functional category of older antipsychotic drugs thought to exert their action predominantly through dopaminergic blockade; now more generally called first-generation antipsychotics.