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Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
antiepileptic drug ... neuralgia, neuropathic pain ... schizophrenia & bipolar ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... seizure, relapse of bipolar ... disorder • Inhibition ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Lithium is a medication ... maintenance agent for treatment ... of bipolar disorder ... #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
of Alcohol Use Disorder ... include abdominal pain ... respectively) at the doses ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
best prevented by using ... ., concomitant medications ... injection) for 1–4 doses ... intraocular levels of drug ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
months or • RFB (dose ... dosing recommendations ... Guidelines for dosing ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA #Prevention ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology