To prepare for this assignment:
(1) Review the Medication resources.
(2) Reflect on the psychopharmacology treatment you might recommend for treatment of patients with schizophrenia spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders.
(3) Research your psychotropic medication agent, then, Develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the medication.
(4) Review learning Resources: Utah State University. (n.d.). Creating Study guides. https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating_study_studys
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS ARE:
Create a study guide for the Psychotropic medication agents. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the FDA- approved and evidenced-based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.
Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:
(a) Title Page
(b)Description of the Psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses
(c) Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non- FDA uses
(d) Drug classification
(e) The medication mechanism of action
(f) The medication pharmacokinetics
(g) The medication pharmacodynamics
(h) Mechanism of Action
(I) Appropriate dosing administration route, and any consideration of dosing alteration
(J) Consideration of dosing in specific populations to consider children, adolescents, the elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc
(k) Definition of half-life, Why half- life is important, and the half-life for your medication.
(L) Side effects/ adverse reaction potentials
(m) Contraindication for use including significant drug-to-drug interactions
(n) Overdose Considerations
(O) Diagnostics and lab monitoring
(p) Comorbidities Consideration
(q) Legal and ethical consideration
(r) Pertinent patients education considerations
(s) Reference Page
Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources. Provide and include the Title page, Introduction, Summary, and References.
