Select a medication that is either classified as an antidepressant or mood stabilizer. Based on your selection, write a paper (maximum 4 pages) and discuss the following information related to the medication you selected.
• Evidence based treatment selection (FDA approved uses) • Off label uses, if any • Contraindications, if any to use • Mechanism of action • Potential side effects • Lab monitoring/ follow up • Role of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in the role of prescribing and managing the medication
Include a minimum of 4 evidence-based articles to support your paper that are 5 years old or less (exceptions: DSM-5 and course textbooks).
Mood stabilizers are a type of psychiatric drug. They are licensed to be used as part of the treatment for; bipolar disorder, mania and hypomania, and recurrent, severe depression and schizoaffective disorder, in some cases. Anticonvulsants which are used as mood stabilizers include carbamazepine (Tegretol). Carbamazepine is one of the first anticonvulsants used to treat bipolar disorder. It is FDA indicated for epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and acute manic and mixed episodes in bipolar I disorder. It is usually well-tolerated in comparison to Lithium and valproic acid. The new extended-release capsule approved by the FDA in 2004 is developed to decrease the fluctuation of plasma levels and lower the incidence of adverse effects.
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