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Side-effects of medicines (reducing extrapyramidal effects): Extrapyramidal effects are a group of movement difficulties or disorders caused by medicines. They are most commonly caused by older medicines used to treat mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.

The medicines listed below are used to treat side-effects of medicines (reducing extrapyramidal effects). The list is arranged in alphabetical order and may include the:
  • Generic medicine name (which reflects the active ingredient, and is also referred to as the non-proprietary name)
  • Brand name (i.e. the name of the medicine assigned by its manufacturer, also referred to as the proprietary name)
 
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