What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications

Authored by a pharmacist and two psychiatrists, What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications is designed to provide patients with accurate, easily understood information about the drugs clinicians prescribe: antianxiety medications, medications for insomnia, antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, ADHD medications, cognitive enhancers, and, new to this edition, medications to treat alcohol dependence. For each drug, a three-to-five page handout which can be printed from the accompanying CD-ROM includes facts like generic availability, dosing instructions, side effects, possible adverse reactions, drug interactions, overdose alerts, and considerations such as missed dosages or whether to take the medication with food. This second edition has been updated to reflect new medications and enhanced understanding of familiar ones. The new section on drugs for alcohol dependence covers Antabuse (disulfiram), Campral (acamprosate), ReVia (naltrexone), and Vivitrol (naltrexone injection). New separate coverage of stimulants and nonstimulants for ADHD includes handouts for off-label use of Catapres (clonidine) and Tenex (guanfacine). The book also covers other medications introduced since the first edition: Daytrana (methylphenidate topical patch), Emsam (selegiline), Invega (paliperidone), Lunesta (eszopiclone), Lyrica (pregabalin), Pristiq (desvenlafaxine), Razadyne (galantamine, previously Reminyl), Rozerem (ramelteon), and Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine). Recent FDA warnings regarding antidepressant and atypical antipsychotics are also reflected.