Neurotransmitters
Decreased in Alzheimer's, it affects sleep arousal pain movement and memory.
What is Acetylcholine?
First line for depression.
What are SSRIs?
This drug's major side effect may be agranulocytosis.
What is clozapine?
The anticonvulsive known for its risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
What is lamotrigine?
Risk for children on long-term stimulant therapy.
What is growth suppression?
This neurotransmitter affects mood, cognition, perception, motion, CV function and sleep/arousal.
What is Norepinephrine?
Sedative medications that are used to treat anxiety, panic, seizures and insomnia, which have the potential for dependence.
What are benzodiazepines?
This type of medication relieves psychosis but major side effects are EPS and tardive dyskinesia.
A concern for a 30-year-old woman prescribed valproate.
What is the medication is teratogenic?
Database which must be checked every time a controlled substance is ordered.
What is the PDMP?
Increased in mania and schizophrenia, it affects movement, coordination, emotions, voluntary judgement and prolactin release.
What is Dopamine?
Atypical anxiolytic which can be used to prevent anxiety and reverse sexual dysfunction.
What is buspirone?
We use this scale at every med check appointment if a person takes antipsychotics to check for EPS.
What is the AIMS scale?
Therapeutic level for lithium.
What is 0.6-1.2 mmol/L?
Side effects of stimulants.
What are insomnia, anxiety, tachycardia, anorexia, psychotic symptoms and dependence?
Decreased in depression and increased in anxiety, it affects sleep, arousal, libido, appetite, mood, pain perception.
What is Serotonin?
Foods containing this must be avoided when taking MAOIs.
Tyramine.
Atypical antipsychotics have less chance of EPS but may cause these side effects.
What are weight gain and metabolic disturbances?
This common type of medication for CHF is contraindicated with lithium.
What are diuretics?
Non-stimulant ADHD medication.
What is atomoxetine?
Increased in anxiety and sleep disorders, it affects wakefulness, pain sensation and inflammatory response.
What is Histamine?
This medication, an SNRI, is often prescribed for pain.
What is duloxetine?
First generation antipsychotics block these receptors in the brain.
What are dopamine, acetylcholine, histamine and norepinephrine?
All anticonvulsive drugs carry this warning.
What is a risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors?
When taking a stimulant or a benzodiazepine, drug screens are done for this reason.
What is to screen for drug use and to prevent abuse and/or diversion?