The Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 100 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice.
This fifth edition reflects the availability of newer strengths and formulations, as well as generics. New clinical data have been incorporated into the fact sheets from the previous edition. Versions of this book can be purchased with a 12-credit CME online quiz.
Get the information you need at a glance:
- Off-label uses
- Dosages and generic availability
- Mechanisms of action
- Cost information
- Bottom-line impressions
This revised edition features:
- 148 fact sheets, 17 of which are brand new
- 30 updated reference tables, 8 of which are brand new
- New sections on medications for treating restless legs and using somatic therapies like bright light therapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
- Plus, 9 new treatment algorithms—these flowcharts offer easy-to-follow guidelines for treating adult ADHD, depression, psychosis, anxiety, dementia, insomnia, bipolar mania, alcohol use disorder, and opioid use disorder
表中的内容
Introduction
ADHD Medications
Antidepressants
Antipsychotics
Anxiolytic Medications
Dementia Medications
Hypnotics
Mood Stabilizers and Novel Anticonvulsants
Natural Treatments
Sexual Dysfunction Medications
Side Effect Management
Side Effect Medications
Side Effect Symptoms
Sleep Disorder Medications
Somatic Treatments
Substance Abuse/Dependence Medications
Appendices
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: ADHD Medications
Table 2: Risk of Discontinuation Syndrome With Various Antidepressants and Recommendations for Management
Table 3: Recommended Strategies for Switching Antidepressants
Table 4: Antidepressants
Table 5: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Table 6: APA/ADA Monitoring Protocol for Patients on SGAs
Table 7: Typical Antipsychotics
Table 8: Atypical Antipsychotics
Table 9: Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics
Table 10: Anxiolytic Medications
Table 10.1: Benzodiazepine Dosage Equivalencies
Table 11: Dementia Medications
Table 12: Hypnotics
Table 13: Mood Stabilizers
Table 14: Novel Anticonvulsants
Table 15: Natural Treatments
Table 16: Sexual Dysfunction Medications
Table 17: Sleep Disorder Medications
Table 18: Substance Abuse/Dependence Medications
Appendix A-1 Table: CYP450 Drug Interactions for Some Common Psychiatric Medications
Appendix A-2 Table: Top Culprits of Clinically Significant Drug Interactions in Psychiatry
Appendix A-3 Table: MAOI Dietary Restrictions
Appendix B Table: Psychiatric Medications in Pregnancy and Lactation
Appendix C Table: Classifications of Controlled Substances
Appendix D Table: Recommended Laboratory Tests for Psychiatric Medications
Appendix E-1 Table: Available Drug Tests
Appendix E-2 Table: Detection Periods for Urine Drug Testing
Appendix E-3 Table: Results on Urine Drug Screens
Appendix F Table: FDA Label Information Relevant to Pharmacogenetic Testing for Psychiatric Drugs
Appendix G Table: Some Commonly Used Highly Anticholinergic Medications
LIST OF TREATMENT ALGORITHMS
Adult ADHD
Depression
Psychosis
Anxiety
Dementia
Insomnia
Bipolar Mania
Alcohol Use Disorder
Opioid Use Disorder
关于作者
Daniel Carlat, MD, is the publisher of The Carlat Psychiatry Report and associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University. He is also the author of Drug Metabolism in Psychiatry: A Clinical Guide and The Psychiatric Interview.
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