People who develop neurological conditions such as akathisia and parkinsonism as adverse reactions to phenothiazine drugs can be treated by:
A. increasing the dosage of the drug.
B. prescribing cholinergic drugs.
C. administering centrally acting anticholinergic drugs.
D. reinstituting the drug.
Answer: C
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