Since its release for clinical use in February of 1990, an ever-growing number of psychiatrists are beginning to use clozapine to treat clients whose psychoses have been refractory to conventional measures. While clozapine has been shown to have superior antipsychotic efficacy without the standard ...
Furthermore, all 12 drugs are widely used in nursing homes, and finally, for all of them (except clozapine), alternative therapies exist that carry a lower anticholinergic risk. The primary outcome was any prescription of at least one of these drugs during the study period (i.e., if at ...
Other Considerations • After hormones are prescribed, the patient should have hormone levels checked again in 90 days and then every 6 to 12 months. • The evidence/harm rating for hormones is a 2. If the recommendation were equine estrogen with progestin, as used in the Women's Health...
the recommended dose for lactulose is 10g in a cup of water (approximately 200–250mL) and glucose is 75g in a cup of water (Rezaie et al., 2017). General considerations in preparation of patients for breath testing are summarized inTable 13.1. Currently, there is no established consensuson...
Clozapine: nursing care considerations.doi:10.1111/j.1744-6163.1992.tb00376.xNancy JaretzEllen FlowersLisa MillsapPerspect Psychiatr Care