16 results
Clozapine blood monitoring for side effects of agranulocytosis and granulocytopenia

#management #psychiatry #antipsychotics #pharmacology #medications #dosing #clozapine
granulocytopenia #management ... #psychiatry #antipsychotics ... #pharmacology # ... medications #dosing ... monitoring #bloodwork #decisionaid
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Antipsychotic Medications ... prolongation #Atypical ... SideEffects #Adverse #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology # ... Comparison #Table #DecisionAid
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Antidepressant Medications ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... #DecisionAid #SSRIs ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
Treatment Options ... After non-pharmacologic ... #Treatment #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Dermatology #Management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... pharmacotherapy #decisionaid
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
Treatment Options ... therapy is non-pharmacologic ... #Treatment #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Dermatology #Management
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Emergency Department Management ... consultation - Start with eye ... and add systemic medications ... beta blocker) - Topical ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology
Glaucoma is a condition that involves an increase in pressure inside the eye. It occurs when
pressure inside the eye ... drain out of the eye ... glaucoma #pharmacology ... #treatment #management ... #medications #Ophthalmology
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
Injectable (LAI) - Atypical ... are used in the treatment ... Adherence to daily medications ... Antipsychotics #Pharmacology ... #Duration #Psychiatry
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Side Effects (Atypical ... considered 2nd line treatment ... Gut, mouth, eyes ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry