SwitchAntipsychotics

Switching Antipsychotics

To see the consequences of a switch between antipsychotics click in the crosstable below: the switch is made "from" (vertical) "to" (horizontal).
During switching: don't reduce anticholinergics and adding oxazepam might be useful. See also general considerations concerning switching antipsychotics

↓ from	to →	Am	Ar	Ch	Cp	Hp	Ol	Pi	Qu	Rd	Sd	Sr	Zi	RA	Df	Di	Dh	Do	Dp	Dr	Dz	Mz
Am	Amisulpride	—	AmAr	AmCh	AmCp	AmHp	AmOl	AmPi	AmQu	AmRd	AmSd	AmSr	AmZi	AmRA	AmDf	AmDi	AmDh	AmDo	AmDp	AmDr	AmDz	AmMz
Ar	Aripiprazole	ArAm	—	ArCh	ArCp	ArHp	ArOl	ArPi	ArQu	ArRd	ArSd	ArSr	ArZi	ArRA	ArDf	ArDi	ArDh	ArDo	ArDp	ArDr	ArDz	ArMz
Ch	Chlorpromazine	ChAm	ChAr	—	ChCp	ChHp	ChOl	ChPi	ChQu	ChRd	ChSd	ChSr	ChZi	ChRA	ChDf	ChDi	ChDh	ChDo	ChDp	ChDr	ChDz	ChMz
Cp	Clozapine	CpAm	CpAr	CpCh	—	CpHp	CpOl	CpPi	CpQu	CpRd	CpSd	CpSr	CpZi	CpRA	CpDf	CpDi	CpDh	CpDo	CpDp	CpDr	CpDz	CpMz
Hp	Haloperidol	HpAm	HpAr	HpCh	HpCp	—	HpOl	HpPi	HpQu	HpRd	HpSd	HpSr	HpZi	HpRA	HpDf	HpDi	HpDh	HpDo	HpDp	HpDr	HpDz	HpMz
Ol	Olanzapine	OlAm	OlAr	OlCh	OlCp	OlHp	—	OlPi	OlQu	OlRd	OlSd	OlSr	OlZi	OlRA	OlDf	OlDi	OlDh	OlDo	OlDp	OlDr	OlDz	OlMz
Pi	Pimozide	PiAm	PiAr	PiCh	PiCp	PiHp	PiOl	—	PiQu	PiRd	PiSd	PiSr	PiZi	PiRA	PiDf	PiDi	PiDh	PiDo	PiDp	PiDr	PiDz	PiMz
Qu	Quetiapine	QuAm	QuAr	QuCh	QuCp	QuHp	QuOl	QuPi	—	QuRd	QuSd	QuSr	QuZi	QuRA	QuDf	QuDi	QuDh	QuDo	QuDp	QuDr	QuDz	QuMz
Rd	Risperidone	RdAm	RdAr	RdCh	RdCp	RdHp	RdOl	RdPi	RdQu	—	RdSd	RdSr	RdZi	RdRA	RdDf	RdDi	RdDh	RdDo	RdDp	RdDr	RdDz	RdMz
Sd	Sertindole	SdAm	SdAr	SdCh	SdCp	SdHp	SdOl	SdPi	SdQu	SdRd	—	SdSr	SdZi	SdRA	SdDf	SdDi	SdDh	SdDo	SdDp	SdDr	SdDz	SdMz
Sr	Sulpiride	SrAm	SrAr	SrCh	SrCp	SrHp	SrOl	SrPi	SrQu	SrRd	SrSd	—	SrZi	SrRA	SrDf	SrDi	SrDh	SrDo	SrDp	SrDr	SrDz	SrMz
Zi	Ziprasidone	ZiAm	ZiAr	ZiCh	ZiCp	ZiHp	ZiOl	ZiPi	ZiQu	ZiRd	ZiSd	ZiSr	—	ZiRA	ZiDf	ZiDi	ZiDh	ZiDo	ZiDp	ZiDr	ZiDz	ZiMz
RA	Rest AP	RAAm	RAAr	RACh	RACp	RAHp	RAOl	RAPi	RAQu	RARd	RASd	RASr	RAZi	—	RADf	RADi	RADh	RADo	RADp	RADr	RADz	RAMz
Df	Fluphenazine_LA	DfAm	DfAr	DfCh	DfCp	DfHp	DfOl	DfPi	DfQu	DfRd	DfSd	DfSr	DfZi	DfRA	—	DfDi	DfDh	DfDo	DfDp	DfDr	DfDz	DfMz
Di	Flupenthixol_LA	DiAm	DiAr	DiCh	DiCp	DiHp	DiOl	DiPi	DiQu	DiRd	DiSd	DiSr	DiZi	DiRA	DiDf	—	DiDh	DiDo	DiDp	DiDr	DiDz	DiMz
Dh	Haloperidol_LA	DhAm	DhAr	DhCh	DhCp	DhHp	DhOl	DhPi	DhQu	DhRd	DhSd	DhSr	DhZi	DhRA	DhDf	DhDi	—	DhDo	DhDp	DhDr	DhDz	DhMz
Do	Olanzapine_LA	DoAm	DoAr	DoCh	DoCp	DoHp	DoOl	DoPi	DoQu	DoRd	DoSd	DoSr	DoZi	DoRA	DoDf	DoDi	DoDh	—	DoDp	DoDr	DoDz	DoMz
Dp	Paliperidone_LA	DpAm	DpAr	DpCh	DpCp	DpHp	DpOl	DpPi	DpQu	DpRd	DpSd	DpSr	DpZi	DpRA	DpDf	DpDi	DpDh	DpDo	—	DpDr	DpDz	DpMz
Dr	Risperidone_LA	DrAm	DrAr	DrCh	DrCp	DrHp	DrOl	DrPi	DrQu	DrRd	DrSd	DrSr	DrZi	DrRA	DrDf	DrDi	DrDh	DrDo	DrDp	—	DrDz	DrMz
Dz	Zuclopenthixol_LA	DzAm	DzAr	DzCh	DzCp	DzHp	DzOl	DzPi	DzQu	DzRd	DzSd	DzSr	DzZi	DzRA	DzDf	DzDi	DzDh	DzDo	DzDp	DzDr	—	DzMz
Mz	Zuclopenthixol MA	MzAm	MzAr	MzCh	MzCp	MzHp	MzOl	MzPi	MzQu	MzRd	MzSd	MzSr	MzZi	MzRA	MzDf	MzDi	MzDh	MzDo	MzDp	MzDr	MzDz	—

LA = long acting, MA = medium acting
Rest AP = Chlorprothixene, Flupentixol, Loxapine, Paliperidone, Pericyazine, Perphenazine,Promazine, Trifluoperazine, Zuclopentixol.