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Advanced Pharmacology
Psychopharmacology for the
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner | Questions and
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A -
Chamberlain
Question:
Carbamazepine (Tegretol): MOA, indications, adverse, pearls
Answer:
MOA: glutamate voltage gated sodium and calcium channel blocker (Glu-CB)
indications: acute mania , mixed mood
adverse: GI effects, sedation, hyponatremia, neutropenia
rash (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome)
, Question:
effective for atypical pain, such as fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy
Answer:
duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Question:
treats anxious depression smokers require an increased dose
Answer:
fluvoxamine (Luvox)
Question:
contraindicated in clients with a history of seizures (NDRI)
Answer:
bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Question:
treats both depression and anxiety disorders, ensure trial of higher dose
before switching to a different medication
Answer:
venlafaxine (Effexor)