Description
ZiprasidoneisanatypicalantipsychoticthatactsasanantagoNISTatD2receptorsand5-HT1Dreceptorsandasanagonistat5-HT1Areceptors;thisbindingprofileallowsittoexhibitantipsychotic,antidepressant,andanxiolyticbenefits.Ziprasidoneisclinicallyusedtotreatbipolardisorder,schizophrenia,andsleeplessness/insomniainindividualswithpsychosis.Inaclinicalsetting,ziprasidoneimprovedlatencytoREM,durationofslowwavesleep,totalsleeptime,andsleepefficiency.
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