Pocket Psych Drugs: Point-of-Care Clinical Guide

Editor/Author Pedersen, Darlene D.
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: F.A.Davis Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $39.95
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: Not Available
ISBN: 978-0-8036-7578-0
Category: Health & Medicine - Pharmaceutical Science
Image Count: 5
Book Status: Available
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From alprazolam to zolpidem--this handy guide delivers quick access to the important pharmacologic content for 80 psychotropic drugs. Organized by generic name, each monograph covers indications (including off-label use) pharmacokinetics, dosages, adverse reactions, and drug interactions, including herbal and food interactions.

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Table of Contents

    • Tab 1: Basics of Psychopharmacology/ Biology and Drug Classes
    • Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics
    • The Limbic System (Figure)
    • Synapse Transmission (Figure)
    • Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Effects
    • Neurotransmitters
    • Medication and the Elderly
    • Pharmacokinetics in the Elderly
    • Medications and Children
    • Indications/Off-Label Uses
    • Pediatric Dosing
    • Psychotropic Adverse Effects
    • Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS)
    • Tardive Dyskinesia
    • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
    • Serotonin Syndrome
    • Treatment-Emergent Diabetes
    • Antiparkinsonian Agents
    • Drug-Herbal Interactions
    • Therapeutic Drug Classes
    • Side Effects Associated With Therapeutic Classes
    • Black Box Warnings
    • Tab 2: Psychotropic Drugs A–C
    • ALPRAZolam
    • Amitriptyline
    • Amphetamine Mixtures
    • ARIPiprazole
    • Atomoxetine
    • Benztropine
    • Brexpiprazole
    • BuPROPion HCl
    • BusPIRone
    • CarBAMazepine
    • Cariprazine
    • ChlordiazePOXIDE
    • ChlorproMAZINE
    • Citalopram
    • ClomiPRAMINE
    • ClonazePAM
    • CloZAPine
    • Tab 3: Psychotropic Drugs D–G
    • Desipramine
    • Desvenlafaxine
    • Dextroamphetamine
    • Diazepam
    • Donepezil
    • Doxepin
    • DULoxetine
    • Escitalopram
    • Eszopiclone
    • FLUoxetine
    • FluPHENAZine
    • Flurazepam
    • FluvoxaMINE
    • Gabapentin
    • Galantamine
    • Tab 4: Psychotropic Drugs H–M
    • Haloperidol
    • HydrOXYzine
    • Imipramine
    • Isocarboxazid
    • LamoTRIgine
    • Levomilnacipran
    • Lisdexamfetamine
    • Lithium
    • LORazepam
    • Loxapine
    • Lurasidone
    • Memantine
    • Methylphenidate
    • Mirtazapine
    • Molindone
    • Tab 5: Psychotropic Drugs N–Q
    • Nortriptyline
    • Olanzapine (with fluoxetine)
    • Oxazepam
    • Paliperidone
    • Paroxetine HCl
    • Perphenazine
    • Phenelzine
    • Pimozide
    • Propranolol
    • QUEtiapine
    • Tab 6: Psychotropic Drugs R–Z
    • Ramelteon
    • Risperidone
    • Rivastigmine
    • Selegiline Transdermal
    • Sertraline
    • Suvorexant
    • Temazepam
    • Thiamine [Vitamin]
    • Thioridazine
    • Thiothixene
    • Topiramate
    • Tranylcypromine
    • Trazodone
    • Triazolam
    • Trihexyphenidyl
    • Valbenazine
    • Valproates
    • Venlafaxine
    • Vortioxetine
    • Zaleplon
    • Ziprasidone
    • Zolpidem
    • Tab 7: Labs/Protocols
    • Therapeutic Plasma Levels: Mood Stabilizers
    • Plasma Levels/Laboratory Test Monitoring
    • Disorders and Labs/Tests Performed
    • Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program
    • Common Laboratory Values
    • General Chemistry
    • Hematology
    • Treatment Algorithms in Psychopharmacology
    • IPAP Schizophrenia Algorithm
    • Tab 8: Tools
    • Trade Names to Generic Names (Drugs A-Z)
    • Abbreviations
    • Psychotropic Approximate Dose Equivalences
    • Pregnancy Categories and Controlled Substances Schedules
    • BMI/Metabolic Syndrome
    • MAOI Diet (Tyramine) Restrictions
    • Nonpharmacological Treatments of Depression/ Other Disorders
    • References