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alcohol dependence treatment |  |
Tips for dosing based on the clinical expertise of the author |
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alpha 2 agonist |  |
Drug interactions that may occur |
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anticonvulsant |  |
Warnings and precautions regarding use of the drug |
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antihistamine |  |
Dosing and other information specific to children and adolescents |
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benzodiazepine |  |
Information regarding use of the drug during pregnancy |
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cholinesterase inhibitor |  |
Clinical pearls of information based on the clinical expertise of the author |
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conventional antipsychotic |  |
How the drug works, mechanism of action |
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dopamine stabilizer |  |
Best augmenting agents to add for partial response or treatment-resistance |
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lithium |  |
Life-threatening or dangerous side effects |
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modafinil (wake-promoter) |  |
Weight Gain: Degrees of weight gain associated with the drug, with unusual signifying that weight gain has been reported but is not expected; not unusual signifying that weight gain occurs in a significant minority; common signifying that many experience weight gain and/or it can be significant in amount; and problematic signifying that weight gain occurs frequently, can be significant in amount, and may be a health problem in some patients |
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monoamine oxidase inhibitor | ||
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nefazodone (serotonin antagonist/reuptake inhibitor) | ||
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nicotinic partial agonist | ||
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N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist |  |
Sedation: Degrees of sedation associated with the drug, with unusual signifying that sedation has been reported but is not expected; not unusual signifying that sedation occurs in a significant minority; common signifying that many experience sedation and/or it can be significant in amount; and problematic signifying that sedation occurs frequently, can be significant in amount, and may be a health problem in some patients |
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noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant | ||
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norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor | ||
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sedative hypnotic | ||
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selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |  |
serotonin 1A partial agonist |
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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |  |
stimulant |
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serotonin-dopamine antagonist |  |
tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressant |
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serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |  |
trazodone (serotonin antagonist/reuptake inhibitor) |