To help manage the potential side effects of prescribed antipsychotic medications,amantadine may be prescribed.Which statement best indicates that the nurse understands the appropriateness of this medication for the older adult patient?
A)"This medication produces few anticholinergic effects."
B)"Symmetrel is an effective dopamine agonist."
C)"Extrapyramidal symptoms are best controlled by Symmetrel."
D)"Older patients seem to have the fewest side effects on this medication."

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Antipsychotic medications commonly cause anticholinergic side effects, such as dry mouth, constipation, and urinary retention. Amantadine is known to produce fewer of these side effects compared to other medications. The other options are incorrect: B is not relevant to the use of amantadine in managing antipsychotic side effects, C implies that amantadine is the best medication for controlling extrapyramidal symptoms (which is not necessarily true), and D is not supported by evidence as the side effect profile for amantadine can vary among individuals.

To Help Manage the Potential Side Effects of Prescribed Antipsychotic