WU Description of the Psychopharmacological Medication Guide Paper

(1) Study Guide.  You are to create a study guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agent. Please see the list below to determine which medication you have been assigned.  Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards.

Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

Title page

Description of the Psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses

Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non-FDA uses

Drug classification

The medication pharmacokinetics

The medication pharmacodynamics (mechanism of action)

Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations

Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations to consider children, adolescents, elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc.

Definition of Half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication

Side effects/adverse reaction potentials

Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions

Overdose Considerations

Diagnostics and labs monitoring

Comorbidities considerations

Legal and ethical considerations

Pertinent patient education considerations

Reference Page(s)