4. Movement disorders
4.1 Dystonias and other involuntary movements
Antipsychotics | Preparations | Comments |
Promazine hydrochloride |
25mg and 50mg tablets 25mg/5ml and 50mg/5ml oral solution |
Licensed for short term adjunctive management of psychomotor agitation and agitation and restlessness in the elderly. |
Monoamine depleting drugs | Preparations | Comments |
Tetrabenazine | 25mg tablets | For management of tardive dyskinesia |
Anti-muscarinic drugs | Preparations | Comments |
For treatment of drug induced extra-pyramidal symptoms (but not tardive dyskinesia) | ||
Procyclidine hydrochloride | 5mg tablets 2.5mg/5ml and 5mg/5ml syrup 5mg/5ml injection |
Injection - for HPFT prescribing only |
Orphenadrine hydrochloride | 50mg/5ml oral solution | Tablets discontinued. Restricted to third line choice and only in patients who are not at risk of overdose. See Briefing note on Restriction to use of orphenadrine. |
Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride | 2mg and 5mg tablets 5mg/5ml syrup |
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