A patient has been treated for the past several years with fluphenazine (Prolixin). You notice that he is drooling and has a tremor and slight pill-rolling movement of the fingers. These are the extrapyramidal symptoms known as

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The symptoms described, including drooling, tremor, and pill-rolling movement of the fingers, are consistent with pseudoparkinsonism, which is an extrapyramidal symptom associated with antipsychotic medications like fluphenazine (Prolixin). Anticholinergic effects typically include side effects such as dry mouth and constipation, while tardive dyskinesia and dystonic reactions are other types of extrapyramidal symptoms but present in different ways.

A Patient Has Been Treated for the Past Several Years