Mood stabilizers

• Autores: Georgina Born
• Localización: Medicine, ISSN-e 1357-3039, Vol. 44, Nº. 12, 2016, págs. 753-755
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Mood stabilizers include lithium, carbamazepine, lamotrigine and valproate. Some antipsychotics are also mood-stabilizing in patients with bipolar disorder. This article gives advice on the appropriate dosing of mood stabilizers, their use in vulnerable groups of patients, and how and when to monitor therapeutic plasma drug concentrations. Important adverse effects and common drug interactions are also included.