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Eating Disorders Drugs: Drug Classification Tool
Antipsychotics, Drug Indications Dosage and Side effects Nursing consideration
Antidepressants & description Contraindications administration and
Anxiolytics and mode of Patient teaching
action
Anxiolytics
Alprazolam (Xanax) Triazolo -Indicated for the acute -Effectiveness and Irritation, -Do not take it together
benzodiazepine treatment of basic safety in minors sleepiness, with grapefruit juice.
is used for anxiety illnesses in have not been minor - Avoid taking alcohol
treating adults. Moreover, it is determined. headaches, and sleep-inducing
anxiety and manifested as a standard -Administered drowsiness, drugs when taking
panic illnesses. and extended production orally in adults dysarthria, alprazolam.
formulation for treating 0.005-0.02 muscle -Administer as
panic integrated or not milligrams per dose cramps, prescribed.
integrated with thrice daily. A withdrawal -Avoid confusion with
agoraphobia in adults. maximum of 3.5 symptoms, lorazepam.
-Can be recommended milligrams per day. and tremor.
off-label to treat
insomnia, depression,
and premenstrual signs.
Contraindications:
Respiratory depression
is mainly witnessed with
prevailing respiratory
infections, acute
porphyria, and narrow-
angle glaucoma.
Lorazepam (Ativan) -Commonly Indications: -Administered Drowsiness, -Avoid name confusion
used as a It is manifested in orally. impaired with alprazolam.
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, sedative and insomnia resulting from -In anxiety, and vision, -Administering inter-
anxiolytic in anxiety, acute panic sedation, administer hallucinations arterially will result in
the central occurrences, status 0.05-0.1mg/kg , ataxia, minor gangrene or artery
nervous epilepticus, every 4-8 hrs. in migraines, spasm.
system. premedication, and children. The depression, - Sublingual
-Short-acting psychosomatic maximum dose is 2 and muscle administration has
benzodiazepine disorders. milligrams. cramps, improved intake more
is generally -In status tremor, and than oral.
used in the Contraindications: epilepticus, perceptual -Patient should report
treatment of It mainly administer 0.05-0.1 distortions. symptoms of severe
panic illnesses, contraindicated in mg/kg in children dizziness, edema,
severe anxiety, people having over 2-5 minutes. If palpitations, and skin
and seizures. hypersensitivity to severe, repeat every rashes.
benzodiazepines or any ten to fifteen
elements of the minutes as per
composition in acute prescription. The
narrow-angle glaucoma, maximum dose
coma, sleep apnea, should be 4 mg.
prevailing depression, For adolescents,
and acute pulmonary issue 4 mg slowly,
deficiency (Buschmann and if the seizure
et al.,2007). continues,
Encephalopathy can be administer after
witnessed in an every ten to 15
individual with acute minutes.
hepatic insufficiency.
buspirone (Buspar) Antianxiety Indications: Administered Excitement, -It can be used during
agents are not Hyperkinetic illness orally. migraine, pregnancy.
chemically or Anxiety. -In pre-teens, nervousness,
pharmacologic administer 2.5-5 mg drowsiness, -Can cause cognitive-
ally linked to Contraindication: orally daily. One nausea, and motor disorder.
benzodiazepine Contraindicated in can escalate by 2-.5 dizziness.
s and sedative individuals with mg after 3-4 days. -Not recommended in
EA Fall 2022
Eating Disorders Drugs: Drug Classification Tool
Antipsychotics, Drug Indications Dosage and Side effects Nursing consideration
Antidepressants & description Contraindications administration and
Anxiolytics and mode of Patient teaching
action
Anxiolytics
Alprazolam (Xanax) Triazolo -Indicated for the acute -Effectiveness and Irritation, -Do not take it together
benzodiazepine treatment of basic safety in minors sleepiness, with grapefruit juice.
is used for anxiety illnesses in have not been minor - Avoid taking alcohol
treating adults. Moreover, it is determined. headaches, and sleep-inducing
anxiety and manifested as a standard -Administered drowsiness, drugs when taking
panic illnesses. and extended production orally in adults dysarthria, alprazolam.
formulation for treating 0.005-0.02 muscle -Administer as
panic integrated or not milligrams per dose cramps, prescribed.
integrated with thrice daily. A withdrawal -Avoid confusion with
agoraphobia in adults. maximum of 3.5 symptoms, lorazepam.
-Can be recommended milligrams per day. and tremor.
off-label to treat
insomnia, depression,
and premenstrual signs.
Contraindications:
Respiratory depression
is mainly witnessed with
prevailing respiratory
infections, acute
porphyria, and narrow-
angle glaucoma.
Lorazepam (Ativan) -Commonly Indications: -Administered Drowsiness, -Avoid name confusion
used as a It is manifested in orally. impaired with alprazolam.
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, sedative and insomnia resulting from -In anxiety, and vision, -Administering inter-
anxiolytic in anxiety, acute panic sedation, administer hallucinations arterially will result in
the central occurrences, status 0.05-0.1mg/kg , ataxia, minor gangrene or artery
nervous epilepticus, every 4-8 hrs. in migraines, spasm.
system. premedication, and children. The depression, - Sublingual
-Short-acting psychosomatic maximum dose is 2 and muscle administration has
benzodiazepine disorders. milligrams. cramps, improved intake more
is generally -In status tremor, and than oral.
used in the Contraindications: epilepticus, perceptual -Patient should report
treatment of It mainly administer 0.05-0.1 distortions. symptoms of severe
panic illnesses, contraindicated in mg/kg in children dizziness, edema,
severe anxiety, people having over 2-5 minutes. If palpitations, and skin
and seizures. hypersensitivity to severe, repeat every rashes.
benzodiazepines or any ten to fifteen
elements of the minutes as per
composition in acute prescription. The
narrow-angle glaucoma, maximum dose
coma, sleep apnea, should be 4 mg.
prevailing depression, For adolescents,
and acute pulmonary issue 4 mg slowly,
deficiency (Buschmann and if the seizure
et al.,2007). continues,
Encephalopathy can be administer after
witnessed in an every ten to 15
individual with acute minutes.
hepatic insufficiency.
buspirone (Buspar) Antianxiety Indications: Administered Excitement, -It can be used during
agents are not Hyperkinetic illness orally. migraine, pregnancy.
chemically or Anxiety. -In pre-teens, nervousness,
pharmacologic administer 2.5-5 mg drowsiness, -Can cause cognitive-
ally linked to Contraindication: orally daily. One nausea, and motor disorder.
benzodiazepine Contraindicated in can escalate by 2-.5 dizziness.
s and sedative individuals with mg after 3-4 days. -Not recommended in
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