Top 25 Psychiatric Medications for 2016
Most people understand that the role of psychiatric medications is to help alleviate the symptoms associated with different types of mental disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, anxiety, and more. Psychiatric medications are an important part of a comprehensive treatment plan for effectively treating people who have a mental health concern or mental illness.
It’s good to know what drugs are being most-often prescribed for mental disorders in the U.S. These are the top 25 psychiatric medications by number of U.S. prescriptions dispensed in 2016, according to QuintilesIMS, a global infor...
Source: World of Psychology - October 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Medications Psychiatry Treatment medications for mental illness Psychiatric Drugs Psychiatric Medications psychiatric meds top psychiatric medications Source Type: blogs
How New Generation Drugs Are Targeting Depression
Two years ago, I talked with a prominent psychiatrist about what could be done for all the people who have treatment-resistant depression who do not respond — or only partially respond — to the drugs on the market today.
“We wait for better drugs to come out,” he said.
I wanted a better answer, because my experience with the newer drugs like Zyprexa (olanzapine) — atypical neuroleptics (a type of antipsychotic) that were supposed to treat bipolar disorder with fewer side effects than typical mood stabilizers like lithium and Depakote (divalproex sodium) — proved to be a disaster.
But I am c...
Source: World of Psychology - August 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Antidepressant Antipsychotic Depression Medications Treatment Depressive Episode Major Depressive Disorder Source Type: blogs
Persuing ASCO 2017 - AKA Time for Lorazepam
Photo from ASCO Mediakit. © ASCO/Danny Morton 2017TheAnnual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was last week. It ’s been my observation over the years that much of the best palliative-oncology and supportive-oncology research is presented at ASCO each year, before it’s actually published (if it ever gets published). So I always dig through the palliative/EOL/supportive/psychooncology abstracts each year to see what ' s happening. Below is a gently annotated list of the abstracts that caught my eye the most, for your perusal and edification. Undoubtedly, these are my idiosyncratic choices, ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - June 8, 2017 Category: Palliative Care Tags: ASCO cancer oncology pallonc research research issues rosielle WaPo Source Type: blogs
10 Things Every Alzheimer's Caregiver Needs to Know and Discuss with Their Doctor
TheAmerican Geriatrics Society has published a list of ten things doctors and their patients should consider, know and understand.I think it is important forevery caregiver of a person living with Alzheimer's, or a related dementia, todiscuss these 10 issues with the doctor. Doing this in advance might be one of the most important caregiverdecisions you can make.It might also be a good idea toshare this article in support groups, and bookmark (save) it so you can find it when you need it.What is Alzheimer's Disease?By Carole Larkinhttp://www.alzheimersreadingroom.comI think this is an important list of things that nee...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: rtdemarco at gmail.com Tags: alzheimer care care of dementia patients dementia help for caregivers elderly dementia care geriatrics health help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care life news memory care facility Source Type: blogs
How to Sedate the Violent Patient
The emergency department can be an exciting yet sometimes violent place to work, often because of a patient presenting with excited delirium syndrome (ExDS), the most severe form of agitation. It is associated with the use of sympathomimetics such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and PCP.Patients with ExDS present with sudden onset of aggressive and bizarre behavior. These patients generally demonstrate unexpected physical strength and hyperthermia. This disease process is extremely important for prehospital responders and emergency physicians to recognize because almost two-thirds of the patients with ExDS die at the sc...
Source: The Tox Cave - March 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Medications that Increase the Risks of Falling
Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for adults 65 and older, and research suggests that those taking four or more medications are at an even greater risk than those who don ’t.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhat ’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and DementiaHow to Test Your Memory for Alzheimer's and DementiaHow to Get Answers To Your Questions About Alzheimer's and Dementia“Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for adults 65 and older, and research suggests that those taking four or more medications are at an even greater risk than those who don’t – perhap...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care care of dementia patients dementia care health help alzheimer's help with dementia care medications falls Prescription Medications Risks risk of falling senior care Source Type: blogs
Changing Treatment Options in Delirium - No More Antipsychotics?
by Drew RosielleIntroductory CommentsThis is a post to share my thoughts about therandomized, controlled trial of haloperidol, risperidone, or placebo for delirium in ' palliative care ' patients, published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine.Big hat tip to my fellows - Drs Amanda Hinrichs, Elena Wahmhoff, and Alison Feldman, whose discussion of the paper at a recent fellows ' rounds helped me think through the study, as well as theAAHPM Connect communities bulletin board ' s discussions (BTW, have really appreciated these bulletin boards the last couple years and am grateful to AAHPM for pulling it off so well!).Geripal, a...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - January 28, 2017 Category: Palliative Care Tags: antipsychotics delirium journal article MDAS NuDESC rosielle Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 265
Welcome to the 265th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
Sergey Motov, Reuben Strayer and Lewis Nelson this week launched the first free, open-access online pain management book for acute care. It’s an absolutely monstrous undertaking with chapters to roll out serially as they become available. [AS]
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - January 15, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 167
This article summarizes several retrospective reviews, concluding that patients with heroin overdose typically do well after EMS treat-and-release naloxone administration, and that they can be safely discharged from the ED after a period of one-hour observation. Considerable limitations in the retrospective nature of such reviews and significant impact of new adulterants such as fentanyl and U-47700 on current “heroin” overdoses seriously limit interpretation and applicability of these studies to today’s clinical practice. Strong caution should be taken in making practice changes based on retrospective and potentiall...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - January 5, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nudrat Rashid Tags: Cardiology Education Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Pediatrics R&R in the FASTLANE Toxicology and Toxinology recommendations research and reviews Resuscitation Source Type: blogs
Notes to myself – 2
Pentobarb coma – BIS should be 10-20 and SR (suppression ratio) should be 70-80
Consider lev albuterol
Should give vaccines after coiling of spleen or before if possible
No calcium channel blockers post MI definitely and post op in general
Toradol inhibits spine healing
Don’t do endoscopes with patients in supine position
don’t ambulate patients with known dvt’s. wait 2-3 days until clots get stuck.
dvt’s even with filter get heparin as much as possible for post phlebitic syndrome and to retard new clot formation
diffuse alveolar hemorrhage – secondary to chemo, goodpasture’s, wege...
Source: Inside Surgery - December 31, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Novo's Ills Are Indicative of Something Other Than A Free Market for Insulin
As I ' ve already addressed, a few weeks ago (see my post athttp://blog.sstrumello.com/2016/08/the-business-of-diabetes-cvs-caremarks_5.html for more), Novo Nordisk ' s CEO Lars Rebien Sorensen rather unceremoniously announced he was retiring early (see http://fortune.com/2016/09/01/novo-nordisk-ceo-retire-insulin/ for more) which was kind of an acknowledgement that the era of easy price increases for its products in the U.S. is over. Already, CVS Caremark and United Health announced that they are dropping Sanofi ' s Lantus in favor of biosimilar versions from Lilly/Boehringer or Merck/Samsung, and there ' s...
Source: Scott's Web Log - September 30, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2016 Biosimilar generic insulin Novo Nordis PBM prices Source Type: blogs
Novo's Ills Are Indicative of Something Other Than A Free Market for Insulin
As I ' ve already addressed, a few weeks ago (see my post athttp://blog.sstrumello.com/2016/08/the-business-of-diabetes-cvs-caremarks_5.html for more), Novo Nordisk ' s CEO Lars Rebien Sorensen rather unceremoniously announced he was retiring early (see http://fortune.com/2016/09/01/novo-nordisk-ceo-retire-insulin/ for more) which was kind of an acknowledgement that the era of easy price increases for its products in the U.S. is over. Already, CVS Caremark and United Health announced that they are dropping Sanofi ' s Lantus in favor of biosimilar versions from Lilly/Boehringer or Merck/Samsung, and there ' s...
Source: Scott's Web Log - September 30, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2016 Biosimilar generic insulin Novo Nordis PBM prices Source Type: blogs
The Future of Work Part I
Have you ever taken some time to think about what work will look like 5, 10 or even 20 years from now? If you haven’t, it is probably worth the effort because a changing work environment may have dramatic implications for how you are employed in the future. In these two posts, I want to talk about some of the trends I’m seeing and how they may play out in the coming years.
Outsourcing
Companies are getting better and better at spinning off specific business functions and letting them be handled by others. For example, many businesses can’t justify running payroll in-house. It is cheaper to hire a company...
Source: Productivity501 - September 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Shead Tags: Misc Source Type: blogs
Dementia Care, Which Drugs Increase the Risk of Falling
Medications can increase the risk of falls and falling; and, are a major cause of injuries and death in older adults.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomDuring the entire 8 and a half years, 3,112 days, that I was taking care of my mother, I worried about her falling.Falls can result in hip injuries, head injuries, or something worse.If you loved one is falling, or complaining of "dizziness" check out the list of medications below; and then, consult with your personal care doctor.Problems with Balance, Walking, Falling an Early Sign of DementiaThe drugs older people take can make them more susceptible to falling.Research...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care Alzheimer's Dementia dementia care dementia falls dementia help for caregivers family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia care memory care searches related to falling Source Type: blogs
