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Complete the information about these three meds: bupriopion, perphenazine, imipramine
2. narrative about ONE of the meds, based on evidenced based article *see details below.
Step 1:
For each med please complete the following:
A. Name brand/generic name
B. Drug Classification/basic mechanism of action; (I.e, SSRI, SNRI, SARI, Alpha 2 Adrenergic Agonist, or partial agonist activity at central dopamine (D2) and serotonin 5-HT1A receptors)
C. One or two FDA approved mental health uses ONLY – if there IN NOT an FDA approved use, please note that CLEARLY*** and provide one MH r/t off label use suggested in Stahl’s.
D. Dosing Range ORAL only pick one formulation such as extended release if there are multiple formulations (do not include injectables)
E. Cost for a one-month supply — call a local pharmacy, or look online using: goodrx.com
F. “NP needs to know” identify 1 piece of high-risk info, things that end up in lawsuits or can cause serious patient harm or special details: drug interactions, contra-indications, *serious issues
G. Pt “Needs to know”: common side effects, major long-term risks, lab monitoring if applicable to med or side effects
Step 2 – ARTICLE SUMMARY
· Using the med assigned in MED 3 column ONLY find an article:
o must be less than 10 years old, preferably less than 5 years old
o Article provides support for ONE “off label” NON-FDA approved MENTAL HEALTH use of the medication.
o Provide a BRIEF summary of your article. Imagine it is your job to let us know how and why to use the med safely! Must give level of evidence and your personal assessment of the info (i.e was the study well done; would you feel safe prescribing this med to a patient based on ONLY the article you found?)
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