Psychotic Disorders no. 4049

Psychotic Disorders no. 4049

QUESTION: A 26-year-old client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with acute onset of schizophrenia. His physician prescribes the phenothiazine chlorpromazine (Thorazine), 100 mg by mouth four times per day. Before administering the drug, the nurse reviews the client's medication history. Concomitant use of which drug is likely to increase the risk of extrapyramidal effects?

O a.) guanethidine (Ismelin)
O b.) droperidol (Inapsine)
O c.) lithium carbonate (Lithonate)
O d.) alcohol

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