Antipsychotic composition and method of treatment

摘要

A method for treating a serious psychotic mental illness includes the step of administering to a patient in need of such treatment a combination of (i) an alpha 2-adrenergic receptor antagonist and (ii) a D2 dopamine receptor antagonist, A pharmaceutical composition useful in the novel method includes an effective amount of the combination of the foregoing two ingredients together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.