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What is the P in "PARC-QA" - ✔✔paliperidone
What is the first A in "PARC-QA" - ✔✔aripiprazole
What is the R in "PARC-QA" - ✔✔risperidone
What is the C in "PARC-QA" - ✔✔cariprazine
What is the Q in "PARC-QA" - ✔✔quetiapine
What is the second A in "PARC-QA" - ✔✔asenapine
What is the role of the PARCQA drugs in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder? - ✔✔First-
line SGAs for acute mania
PARCQA drugs are apart of which bipolar disorder guideline? - ✔✔CANMAT 2018
In addition to gabapentin and topiramate, which mood stabilizer is not recommended
for acute mania per CANMAT 2018? - ✔✔lamotrigine
Which two agents are not recommended for the treatment of acute bipolar I depression
per CANMAT 2018? - ✔✔aripiprazole and antidepressant monotherapy
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, Which antidepressant is not recommended for the treatment of acute bipolar II
depression? - ✔✔paroxetine
What are the two mood stabilizers first line for acute mania per CANMAT 2018? -
✔✔Lithium and divalproex
What are the two mood stabilizers first line for acute BP I depression per CANMAT
2018? - ✔✔Lithium and lamotrigine
What are the 6 SGAs first line for acute mania per CANMAT 2018? - ✔✔paliperidone,
aripiprazole, risperidone, cariprazine, quetiapine, asenapine
What are the 2 SGAs first line for acute BP I depression per CANMAT 2018? -
✔✔quetiapine and lurasidone
What is the treatment of choice for acute BPII depression per CANMAT 2018? -
✔✔quetiapine
What are the two agents recommended first line for acute mania per VA/DOD 2023? -
✔✔lithium and quetiapine
What is the treatment of choice for acute bipolar depression per VA/DOD 2023? -
✔✔quetiapine
What are the two first line medications for the prevention of mania per VA/DOD 2023?
- ✔✔lithium and quetiapine
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