Dopamine antagonist

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

A dopamine antagonist is a drug which blocks dopamine receptors (of which there are five types in the human body; they are found in the brain, peripheral nervous system, blood vessels, and the kidney).

• Used as atypical antipsychotics (coupled with a serotonin antagonist): clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole

• Used as antiemetics: metoclopramide, droperidol, domperidone

• Used as tricyclic antidepressants: amoxapine

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