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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Central Nervous System Stimulants • Actions – CNS stimulants act as cortical and RAS, possible by increasing the release of catecholamines from presynaptic neurons leading to an increase in stimulation of the postsynaptic neurons • Indications – Treatment attention – deficit syndromes – Narcolepsy
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Central Nervous System Stimulants (cont.) • Pharmacokinetics – Rapidly absorbed from the GI tract – Peak 2-4 hours – Metabolized in the liver – Excreted in the urine – T ½ 2-15 hours • Contraindications – Known allergy, marked anxiety, agitation, or tension and severe fatigue or glaucoma
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Central Nervous System Stimulants (cont.) • Adverse Effects – Nervousness, insomnia, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, anorexia, nausea, weight loss • Drug-to-Drug Interactions – MAOI ’ s – Guanethidine – Tricyclic antidepressants – Phenytonin
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Use of Psychotherapeutic Agents Across the Lifespan
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Prototype Typical Antipsychotic Drug
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Prototype Atypical Antipsychotic Drug
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Prototype Central Nervous System Stimulants
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Nursing Considerations for Antipsychotic/Neuroleptic Drugs • Assessment: History and Physical Exam • Nursing Diagnosis • Implementation • Evaluation
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Nursing Considerations for Antimanic Drugs • Assessment: History and Physical Exam • Nursing Diagnosis • Implementation • Evaluation
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Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Nursing Considerations for Central Nervous System Stimulants • Assessment: History and Physical Exam • Nursing Diagnosis • Implementation • Evaluation
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