Antipsychotic drugs are listed in which similar broad categories? (Select all that apply.)
a. Serotonin receptor agonists
b. Phenothiazines
c. Anticholinergics
d. Thioxanthenes
e. Benzodiazepines
ANS: B, D
Antipsychotic drugs are chemically and pharmacologically similar and grouped into the three broad categories of phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, and atypical antipsychotic drugs.
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