___________ is indicated in agitation and restlessness in the elderly, despite the high incidence of extrapyramidal side-effects. a) Prochlorperazine b) Clozapine c) Haloperidol d) Flupentixol

___________ is indicated in agitation and restlessness in the elderly, despite the high incidence of extrapyramidal side-effects.

a) Prochlorperazine

b) Clozapine

c) Haloperidol

d) Flupentixol
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c) Haloperidol 
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