Which medication from a patient's pharmacologic profile is most likely to precipitate neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)?
a. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
b. Risperidone (Risperdal)
c. Haloperidol (Haldol)
d. Clozapine (Clozaril)
C
Haloperidol is a first-generation high-potency antipsychotic drug. It has a greater risk for producing NMS than atypical antipsychotic drugs. Diphenhydramine is not an antipsychotic drug.
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