Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4190679 Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría 2014 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
For the management of drug-induced akathisia it is recommended to decrease the dose of the drug and the addition of lorazepam. It is recommended using 5 mg biperiden IM or trihexyphenidyl 5 mg orally in case of secondary acute dystonia and for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism to decrease the dose of antipsychotic or consider using 2 - 4 mg/day of biperiden or diphenhydramine 50 mg once daily.
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