Antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia act by binding with and blocking dopamine receptor sites, thus reducing the effects of abnormally high levels of this neurotransmitter. This means that these medications would be classified as

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Antipsychotic medications work by blocking dopamine receptors, which means they oppose or inhibit the effects of dopamine. This action classifies them as antagonists, not agonists (which would enhance dopamine's effects), antigens (immune system-related), or stimulants (which would increase neurotransmitter activity).

Antipsychotic Medications Used to Treat Schizophrenia Act by Binding with and Blocking