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Are there any reliable techniques to assess antipsychotic medication adherence?
Management of tardive movement disorders
What are some strategies for reducing the adverse effects of antipsychotic medications for people with SMI?
What did we learn from the STAR*D study?
What did we learn from CATIE study?
What is the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework and what are its implications for clinical care?
What are the pros and cons of taking a long acting injectable antipsychotic medication?
What side effects might be expected after starting an antidepressant medication for the first time?
Does smoking cigarettes interfere with how well medication for schizophrenia works?
What is the difference between the older and newer antipsychotic medications?
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
What is the best antidepressant?
How do you treat akathisia from treatment with long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs)?
What is the best antidepressant to use in children?
How long should a person take medication for their mental illness before changing the dosage or the type of medication being used?
Can a primary care provider or family practitioner prescribe psychotropic medications?
Is a person ever able to stop taking medications to treat their serious mental illness?
Why are many of the medications used to treat schizophrenia today the same ones that were used 15-30 years ago?
Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults, Third Edition
Why is it common for people with serious mental illness to need more than one medication?
Can the medications used to treat serious mental illness (antipsychotics and antidepressants) be addicting?
How often should a full medical workup be done on a person with serious mental illness who is being treated with medications?
Is weight gain or obesity a side effect of antipsychotic medications, and what can be done?
What about ketamine for depression or suicidal ideation?
Can antipsychotic medications cause neutropenia or agranulocytosis as a side effect?
What metabolic monitoring is appropriate when patients are taking antipsychotic medication? Are there any labs or vital signs to monitor?
Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 215: Adverse Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults
What is the evidence regarding combining multiple antipsychotic medications?
What should I consider with an older patient who develops new onset tardive dyskinesia while taking antipsychotic medication?
What is known about psychiatric disorders in people with a mitochondrial myopathy?
What treatments are available for postpartum depression, or depression after childbirth?
What are the long-term effects of common antidepressant medications, such as SSRIs or SNRIs? Do they cause permanent changes?
First and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update
MedTEAM (Medication Treatment, Evaluation, and Management) Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Kit
What should I do if a patient misses a scheduled dose of, or experiences a gap in their long-acting injectable (LAI) treatment?
How do I establish tolerability before starting a long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication (LAI), and how do I ensure the patient will not have side effects?
What about asymptomatic increases in liver function tests or transaminases while taking psychotropic medication?
What if hepatitis or liver cirrhosis develops in patients taking anti-psychotic medication?
Medication Management of Bipolar Disorder During the Reproductive Years
Maintenance Dose Conversion Between Oral Risperidone and Paliperidone Palmitate 1 Month: Practical Guidance Based on Pharmacokinetic Simulations
Clozapine Center of Excellence
Are there concerns regarding urinary retention and antidepressant medications?
Discontinuing Antipsychotic Medication after an Episode of Psychosis
Guide to Long-Acting Medications for Providers and Organizations – Reserved for Treatment-Resistant cases?
Long-acting injection antipsychotic medications in the management of schizophrenia (excerpt from APA Clinical Practice Guideline)
Aspiration in injections: Should we continue or abandon the practice?
What is post-injection delirium sedation syndrome (PDSS) that is associated with the olanzapine long-acting injectable (Zyprexa Relprevv)?
Long-Acting Injectables: Pharmacological Information – LAI Table of Considerations
What about prescribing anticholinergic medications such as benztropine to patients taking antipsychotic medications?
When prescribing, what should I consider regarding doses of antipsychotic medications, oral or long-acting injectable medications?
What is known about tinnitus, antidepressant medications, depression, and anxiety?
What should clinicians know about risperidone or Risperdal Consta (“Consta”) (risperidone microspheres LAI)?
What should clinicians know about Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole monohydrate LAI)?
What should clinicians know about Perseris (risperidone subcutaneous LAI)?
Recorded Bipolar Psychopharmacology Consultation Line Webinar
What should clinicians know about Aristada Initio (aripiprazole lauroxil LAI)?
What should clinicians know about Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil LAI)?
Long-Acting Injectable Center of Excellence
What should clinicians know about haloperidol decanoate (“Haldol Dec”)?
What should clinicians know about fluphenazine decanoate (“Prolixin Dec”)?
What should clinicians know about Invega Trinza (paliperidone palmitate 12-week LAI)?
Are there antipsychotic medication handouts for patients?
Are there any concerns with regard to prescribing or using concomitant medications or substances during treatment with ketamine or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)?
What long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications are available in the U.S.?
What should a provider consider when administering long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics?
Are paliperidone (Invega) and risperidone (Risperdal) similar or different?
Are there patient handouts regarding long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications?
What should I consider and how do I change or switch a patient from a different long acting injectable medication (LAI) to Abilify Maintena?
What should clinicians know about Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate LAI)?
What mistakes should providers be aware of when prescribing and administering long-acting injectables (LAIs)?
What should providers consider when talking to patients and their families about starting a long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic?
What is known about catatonia in serious mental illness, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia?
What are approaches for treating or managing anxiety in patients with schizophrenia who are taking clozapine?
What are important considerations for the use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications in first-episode psychosis patients?
What is known about long acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications in the treatment of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder?
What is known about overlapping or cross-titration of psychiatric medications?
What is known about the causes of restless legs or akathisia?
What is known about lumateperone tosylate (Caplyta) for psychosis or schizophrenia?
What should clinicians who work with American Indian/Alaska Native people consider when prescribing long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics?
What is known about therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for antipsychotic medications?
Is there anything that can be done if a patient experiences sedation as a side effect after a long-acting injectable (LAI) deltoid injection?
How do I transition a patient from risperidone oral to paliperidone palmitate (Invega Sustenna) long-acting injectable (LAI)?
What are clinical situations where the use of an oral antipsychotic together with a long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics may make sense?
What are clinical indications for the use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics?
Guidelines for the use and management of long-acting injectable antipsychotics in serious mental illness
What is shared decision making and how does it apply to using long-acting injectables (LAIs)?
What can be done if a LAI medication becomes less effective part way through the inter-injection interval?
How can I better understand the challenges of using medication as part of the treatment of mental illness?
What is meant by the phrase “optimal use of medication” as it relates to treatment of mental illness?
What are clinical considerations for giving LAIs during the COVID-19 public health emergency?
Can risperidone, paliperidone (Invega) or first generation antipsychotic medications cause elevated or high prolactin levels, and related side effects such as sexual dysfunction, gynecomastia or galactorrhea?
What should I consider and how do I change or switch a patient from a different long acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medication to Aristada?
Are antipsychotic drug dose equivalents derived using the Defined Daily Doses (DDD) method useful in clinical practice?
Clinical use of lithium salts: guide for users and prescribers
Antidepressants in bipolar depression: an enduring controversy
Evaluating patient satisfaction with pharmacist-administered long-acting injectable antipsychotics in the community pharmacy
What should I consider and how do I change or switch a patient from a different long-acting injectable medication (LAI) to Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate)?
What should clinicians know about Zyprexa Relprevv (olanzapine for extended release injectable suspension)?
How can I manage extrapyramidal side effects from long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs)?
How do I treat an acute dystonic reaction (ADR)?
WEBINAR: COVID-19 – How to Support Ourselves and Others Through Times of Fear and Isolation
When should you offer a long-acting injectable (LAI) for first-episode patients?
What are dose conversions from oral to injectable for the long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications available in the U.S.?
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) use for older adults
How are prolactin levels impacted by long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications?
What is recommended for handling waste associated with administration of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs)?
How do I switch a patient treated with LAI to Risperdal Consta (risperidone microspheres)?
What drug-drug interactions should you be vigilant for when someone is prescribed carbamazepine?
Is there a role for therapeutic drug monitoring when someone is prescribed carbamazepine?
Atypical Injectable Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness
Should clinicians massage the injection site when giving long-acting injectable antipsychotic (LAI) injections?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – August 2020 (Video) – Clozapine hematologic monitoring and COVID-19
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – September 2020 (Video) – Antipsychotic conversion to LAIs
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – October 2020 (Video) – Understanding and mitigating clozapine-induced myocarditis
What do APA’s Schizophrenia Treatment Guidelines say about long-acting injectable antipsychotics?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – November 2020 (Video) – Early psychosis and LAIs
In what states may pharmacists legally administer long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – December 2020 (Video) – Pharmacologic and psychosocial strategies for a partial Clozapine response
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – January 2021 (Video) – Strategies for managing breakthrough symptoms for patients on LAIs
What are some factors that lead to medication non-adherence for people with serious mental illness?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – February 2021 (Video) – Clozapine titrations: new starts and re-titrating after treatment interruption
Antipsychotic Receptor Binding Properties
Are antidepressants safe for individuals who have bipolar disorder?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – March 2021 (Video) – LAIs during COVID-19
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – May 2021 (Video) – Interpreting plasma levels for patients on LAIs
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – July 2021 (Video) – Is there a role for First-Generation Antipsychotic (FGA) LAIs?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – August 2021 (Video) – Case Study: Clozapine and Cognition
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – September 2021 (Video) – Talking to patients and family members about LAIs
Guidance for Missed Maintenance Doses for Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotics
What should clinicians know about Invega Hafyera (paliperidone palmitate 6-month LAI)?
Long Acting Injectable (LAI) Antipsychotic Use During Pregnancy
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – November 2021 (Video) – The role of LAIs in crisis prevention and response
Talking to Individuals and Families About Long-Acting Injectables
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – February 2022 (Video) – LAI antipsychotics and oral augmentation and overlap
What is tardive dyskinesia (TD)?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – May 2022 (Video) – Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) Antipsychotics and Antipsychotic Polypharmacy (APP)
What is deprescribing?
Antipsychotics and heat-related illnesses
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – August 2022 (Video) – LAI Discontinuation
Video: Intramuscular (IM) Injection of Long-acting Injectables into Deltoid Site
Video: Intramuscular (IM) Injection of Long-acting Injectables into Ventral Gluteal (or Ventrogluteal) Site
Video: Intramuscular (IM) Injection of Long-acting Injectables into Dorsal Gluteal (or Dorsogluteal) Site
Video: Subcutaneous (SC) Injection of Long-acting Injectables into Abdominal Site
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – October 2022 (Video) – LAIs and troubleshooting insurance coverage
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – November 2022 (Video) – Management of clozapine-induced constipation
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – December 2022 (Video) – Pharmacist administration of LAIs
Video: Subcutaneous (SC) Injection of Long-acting Injectables into Lateral Aspect of Upper Arm
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – February 2023 (Video) – Comprehensive Screening for Antipsychotic-Induced Movement Disorders Via Telehealth
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – April 2023 (Video) – Physical Health / Cardiometabolic Monitoring for Patients on LAIs
What should clinicians know about Uzedy (risperidone subcutaneous LAI)?
What should clinicians know about Abilify Asimtufii (aripiprazole LAI)?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – June 2023 (Video) – Update on the Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medications
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – September 2023 (Video) – Making Sense of the Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) Antipsychotic Medication Research
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – October 2023 (Video) -Debrief on New Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medications (LAIs)
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – November 2023 (Video) – Demystifying Lithium’s Renal Effects
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – December 2023 (Video) – Comparing Risperidone and Paliperidone LAI Products
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – February 2024 (Video) – Comparing Aripiprazole LAI Products
What should clinicians know about Brixadi (Subutex)?
What should clinicians know about Vivitrol (Naltrexone)?
What should clinicians know about Sublocade (Suboxone)?
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – April 2024 (Video) – LAIs and VMAT2 Inhibitors
How do I prescribe lithium?
Maximizing Treatment Outcomes with Lithium: A Video Series for Healthcare Professionals
Clozapine & LAI Virtual Forum – June 2024 (Video) – Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) for Antipsychotic Medications