Other Drugs

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Other Drugs Rick Bowers ANTIHISTAMINES Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) are the antihistamines most frequently used in treating children and adolescents with emotional disorders. Chronologically, they were also among…

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Antianxiety Drugs

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Antianxiety Drugs Julia Jackson BENZODIAZEPINES Benzodiazepines, introduced into clinical practice in the early 1960s, were the most frequently prescribed drugs in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1978…

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Mood Stabilizers: Lithium Carbonate and Antiepileptics

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Mood Stabilizers: Lithium Carbonate and Antiepileptics Julia Jackson LITHIUM CARBONATE (LITHOTABS, ESKALITH, LITHANE, LITHOBID) AND LITHIUM CITRATE (CIBALITH-S) Currently, lithium carbonate is approved by the FDA for the treatment of…

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Antidepressant Drugs

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Antidepressant Drugs Christina Weston Note: In October 2004, the FDA directed manufacturers of antidepressant medications to add the following Black Box Warning to their labeling. “Warning: Suicidality in Children and…

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Second-Generation/Atypical and Other Antipsychotic Drugs

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Second-Generation/Atypical and Other Antipsychotic Drugs Rick Bowers “ATYPICAL” ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS The FDA has directed manufacturers of all atypical antipsychotic drugs to add a black box warning that elderly patients with…

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First-Generation/Typical Antipsychotic Drugs

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First-Generation/Typical Antipsychotic Drugs William Klykylo INTRODUCTION Although antipsychotic drugs, also commonly known as neuroleptics or major tranquilizers, are used in adults primarily to treat psychoses, in children they have also…

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Introduction

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Introduction William Klykylo Child psychopharmacology is a relatively new field. The 1937 publication by Charles Bradley reporting the effects of administering racemic amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine) to 30 children 5 to…

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Introduction

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Introduction William Klykylo The fifth edition of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology is an update of Wayne H. Green’s seminal work and bears his strong influence. As in the previous…

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