Pocket Psych Drugs: Point-of-Care Clinical Guide

Pocket Psych Drugs: Point-of-Care Clinical Guide

<ul><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span>Monographs, organized alphabetically by generic name, detailing geriatric, pediatric, and substance abuse considerations, as well as clinical assessments and clinical alerts highlighting essential patient safety information for the clinician at “point-of-care.”</span></li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span>FDA-approved “Black Box Warnings,” highlighting serious risks and precautions.</span></li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span>Assessments of what needs to be monitored before, during, and after drug treatment.</span></li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span>Coverage of geriatric, pediatric, and substance abuse considerations as well as pregnancy and lactation.</span></li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span></span>Coverage of psychopharmacology and psychobiology, including…pharmacodynamics • pharmacokinetics • drug-herbal interactions • therapeutic drug classes • and side effects associated with specific classes.</li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;">Common and therapeutic lab values, as well as clozaril protocol.</li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;">Important clinical tips and alerts as well as dose equivalencies and typical drug costs.</li><br /> <li style="margin-left: 22.5pt;">Tools Tab featuring…common abbreviations • medication assessment tool • psychotropic approximate dose equivalencies • pregnancy categories • controlled substances schedules • BMI and metabolic syndrome and • conversion of trade to generic names.</li><br /></ul>