A 78-year-old man with Parkinson's disease, treated with co-careldopa, develops visual hallucinations. He is not cognitively impaired and his motor sy...

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A 78-year-old man with Parkinson's disease, treated with co-careldopa, develops visual hallucinations. He is not cognitively impaired and his motor symptoms are reasonably controlled. Which medication is the most appropriate to consider for managing his hallucinations according to NICE NG71?

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Quetiapine

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Olanzapine

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Risperidone

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Haloperidol

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Clozapine

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Parkinson's Disease Psychosis

A 78-year-old man with Parkinson's disease, treated with co-careldopa, develops visual hallucinations. He is not cognitively impaired and his motor symptoms are reasonably controlled. Which medication is the most appropriate to consider for managing his hallucinations according to NICE NG71?