A patient who is newly diagnosed with schizophrenia is overweight and has a positive family history for type 2 diabetes mellitus.The primary care NP should consider initiating antipsychotic therapy with:
A) ziprasidone (Geodon) .
B) olanzapine (Zyprexa) .
C) risperidone (Risperdal) .
D) chlorpromazine (Thorazine) .
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