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Placebo Effect
Placebo effect
1  cards
Alcohol dependence (pharmacological management)
Disulfiram,
Acamprosate,
Naltrexone
3  cards
Latency Period
Latency period,
First pass effect,
Examples of psychiatric drugs whi...
5  cards
Antidepressants (discontinuation symptoms)
Discontinuation symptoms are comm...,
Ssris and related drugs particula...,
Tca discontinuation
6  cards
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Mood stabiliser,
Benzodiazepines,
Antipsychotics
5  cards
Antipsychotics (hyperprolactinaemia)
Hyperprolactinemia is associated ...,
Psychiatric patients with long st...,
Antipsychotics known to cause sig...
6  cards
Prescribing in the elderly
Absorption,
Distribution,
Metabolism
5  cards
MAOI's cheese reaction
Tyramine is a monoamine derived f...
1  cards
Antipsychotics (QTc interval)
Normal,
Borderline,
Prolonged
16  cards
CATIE Study
Phase i,
Phase ii,
Metabolic syndrome
3  cards
Volume of distribution
The volume of distribution vd is ...,
Use
2  cards
Rate of drug metabolism
Zero order kinetics elimination a...,
First order kinetics elimination ...,
Linearity
3  cards
Hepatic impairment
Patients with hepatic impairment ...,
Antipsychotics in hepatic impairment,
Antidepressants in hepatic impair...
5  cards
Antidepressants (active metabolites)
Antidepressantamitriptyline,
Antidepressantclomipramine,
Antidepressantdosulepin
10  cards
Half Life
Drugamisulpride clozapine quetiap...,
Lithium,
Aripiprazole
5  cards
Lithium (side-effects)
Side effects of lithium include,
Side effects are dose plasma leve...
2  cards
ECG
Rate,
Pr interval,
St segment
11  cards
St John Wort
Depression,
Anxiety
2  cards
Psychostimulants
Psychostimulants are used in the ...,
Common side effects of stimulant ...,
Uncommon side effects include
3  cards
History of psychiatric drugs and other interventions
Kane,
Carlson,
Blackwell
13  cards
Insomnia (treatments)
Insomnia,
Short term insomnia,
If a hypnotic is prescribed
6  cards
Priapism
Priapism is the term given to a p...,
Treatment
2  cards
EPSEs
There are several types of dystonia,
Which of the following drugs is a...,
Risk factors of dystonia
9  cards
First pass effect
The first pass effect is a phenom...,
Examples which undergo little to ...,
Orally administered drugs undergo...
3  cards
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Risk factors
1  cards
Clozapine
Metabolism,
Ssris,
Erythromycin
9  cards
Benzodiazepine
Half life
1  cards
Placebo
Placebo,
Placebo sag,
Placebo
3  cards
Clozapine (agranulocytosis)
Risk factors
1  cards
Cardiac Side Effects
Ecg findingtachycardia,
Ecg findingbradycardia,
Ecg findingheart blocks
6  cards
Topiramate
Use,
Side effect
2  cards
Valproate
Nice recommends valproate as a fi...,
Adverse effects
2  cards
Antidepressants (tricyclic)
Secondary amines include,
Tertiary amines include,
Common side effects of tcas include
4  cards
Lamotrigine
Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant ...,
Levels of lamortigine are increas...
2  cards
Effect Of Psychotropic Medications On Pregnancy
Spina bifida minor craniofacial d...,
Hypotonia respiratory depression ...,
Jitteriness poor feeding hypotoni...
4  cards
Cytochrome P450 2D6
Drugs metabolised by the enzyme,
Inhibitors of the enzyme
2  cards
Intermediate Metaboliser Genotype Of 2D6
What does it mean
1  cards
Kainate Receptor
What is it
1  cards
AMDISEN Scale
The amdisen rating scale is usefu...
1  cards
Medication Induced Mania
There is good evidence that mania...,
There is also evidence albeit wea...
2  cards
Augmentation Of Clozapine
Should an adequate trial of cloza...,
The maudsley guidelines list the ...,
They specifically suggest avoidin...
3  cards
Clozapine (lithium augmentation)
Clozapine lithium augmentation
1  cards
CYP 1A2
Drugs metabolised by the enzyme
1  cards
Antidepressants (interactions)
Many ssris have significant effec...
1  cards

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