As a side effect the metabolic syndrome is most comm only associated with which of the following group of medications?: (A) Anti-anxiety drugs, (B) Anti-anxiety drugs, (C) Anti-psychotic drugs, (D) Anti-cholinergic drugs
Answer is C. Answer is option 3,antipshycotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses can induce weight gain, with some agents having a greater propensity to do so than others. These adverse effects associated with second-generation antipsychotics are also pa of the metabolic syndrome. Ref