Medications


Risks/Safety of Psychotropic Medication Use During Pregnancy; by Adrienne Einarson; Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol 16 No 1; 2009
Adverse Effects in Neonates Exposed to SSRIs and SNRI in Late Gestation; by Gideon Koren and Nina Boucher; Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol 16 No 1; 2009
“You've Got Drugs!" V: Prescription Drug Pushers on the Internet; A CASA White Paper; July 2008
Risk and Benefit of Drug Use During Pregnancy; by Ferenc Bánhidy, R.Brian Lowry & Andrew E. Czeizel; International Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol 2 No 3  2005
Also appears under International
The Use Of Psychotropic Medications In Pregnancy And Lactation; by Kristin Sivertz, Xanthoula Kostaras,; BC Medical Journal (BCMJ); April 2005
Also appears under  Alcohol, Women and Pregnancy - Breast Feeding
Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Foster Children; Texas Department of State Health Services; 2004
Psychotherapeutic Medications - What Every Counselor Should Know;  by Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC); 2004
Nasmhpd Medical Directors' Technical Report On Psychiatric Polypharmacy; National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD); September 2001
Structural Effects and Neurofunctional Sequelae of Developmental Exposure to Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Experimental and Clinical Aspects; by L. G. Costa, L. Steardo, and V. Cuomo; Pharmacological Reviews, Vol. 56,, 2004
Prenatal and Perinatal Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on Neuro-cognitive Development in the Fetus;  by Eduard Bercovici; Journal of Developmental Disabilities, Vol 11 No 2
Also appears under Brain
Methylphenidate Restores Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neuron Activity in Prenatal Ethanol-Exposed Rats by Augmenting Dopamine Neurotransmission; by K.-C. Choong and R.-Y. Shen; Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Vol 309 No 2; 2004
Reviewer Guidance - Evaluating the Risks of Drug Exposure in Human Pregnancies; US Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration; 2005
A Participant's Guide to Mental Health Clinical Research; National Institute of Mental Health;  National Institute of Mental Health, 2000
Drugs that Prolong the QT Interval and/or Induce Torsades de Pointes;  Raymond Woosley, MD. PhD, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center; 2002
Off Label Indications for Atypical Antipsychotics:  A systematic Review;  Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry, Vol 3 No 4; 2004
Controlled Stimulant Treatment of ADHD and Co-Morbid Tourette's Syndrome: Effects of Stimulant and Dose; by F. Xavier Castellanos, Jay N. Giedd, Josephine Elia, Wendy L. Marsh, Gail F. Ritchie, Susan D. Hamburger, Judith L. Rapoport; Journal Amer Acad Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 36 No 5; 1997
Medications;  a booklet designed to help mental Health patients and their families; by Dept. of Health and Human Services, NIMH
Long Term Safety of Mehtylphenidate in the Treatment of ADHD: Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions About Stimulant Therapy Abuse; Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Vol 64 Supplement 11; 2003
Medications for Children and Adults with FASD, by Teresa Kellerman.  FAS Community Resource Centre (2004).
 USEFUL LINKS
Check Potential Drug Interaction  - A Search Utility Program
Medi-Mouse Drug Search DataBase - Using Health Canada Drug DataBase and BC Pharmacare Drug Master File
The Internet Drug Index
Street Drug Slang Dictionary

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