A patient has taken many conventional antipsychotic drugs over years.The health care provider,who is concerned about early signs of tardive dyskinesia,prescribes risperidone (Risperdal) .A nurse planning care for this patient understands that atypical antipsychotics:
A) are less costly.
B) have higher potency.
C) are more readily available.
D) produce fewer motor side effects.
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