Medication: Quetiapine
Create a 3 page (excluding
visual elements) Medication Study Guide for Quetiapine. The medication guide should be in the form of an
outline and should include a title page, citations, and references. You should
incorporate visual elements, such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images,
color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative!
Note: Your Medication
Study Guide should not be in the format of an APA paper.
Also Note: Your
guide should be informed by the FDA-Approved and Evidenced-Based,
Clinical Practice Guidelines Research.
Areas of importance that you should address—but are not limited
to—include:
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Title page
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Description of the
psychopharmacological medication agent, including brand and generic names, as
well as appropriate FDA indication uses
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Any supporting, valid,
and reliable research for non-FDA uses
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Drug classification
·
The medication
mechanism of action
·
The medication pharmacokinetics
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The
medication pharmacodynamics
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Appropriate dosing,
administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
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Considerations of use
and dosing in specific specialty populations, such as children, adolescents,
elderly, pregnant people, those exhibiting suicidal behaviors, etc.
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Definition of
half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned
medication
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Side effects/adverse
reactions potential
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Discuss clinical
concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia
Note: Be sure to include screening tools that would be utilized.
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Contraindications for
use including significant drug to drug interactions
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Overdose
considerations
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Diagnostics and labs
monitoring comorbidities considerations
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Legal, ethical, and
social considerations
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Pertinent patient
education considerations
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References page
Support your rationale with a minimum of three (3) academic
resources.
