Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
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Adverse Gestational Outcomes Associated With ADHD Medication Exposure During Pregnancy
February 21, 2018
ADHD medication use during pregnancy has increased in recent years. In this article, Dr Andrade reviews recent evidence on whether amphetamines, methylphenidate, and atomoxetine exposure in early and late…
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Risk of Major Congenital Malformations With Methylphenidate or Amphetamine Use
January 23, 2018
How safe is it for pregnant women to use ADHD medication? Dr Andrade reviews recent studies on methylphenidate and amphetamine use during pregnancy to evaluate the findings and weigh…
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Memantine as an Augmentation Treatment for Schizophrenia
November 21, 2017
In this month’s Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology column, Dr Andrade takes a close look at trials investigating the efficacy of memantine in treating schizophrenia, and discusses why it may…
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Antidepressant Exposure During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism, 2
October 25, 2017
This installment of the Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology column continues looking at the evidence regarding autism and use of antidepressants during pregnancy. Dr Andrade discusses whether 5 new studies…
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Antidepressant Exposure During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism, 1
September 26, 2017
In this installment of his Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology column, Dr Andrade provides a meta-review of 6 meta-analyses examining the risk of autism spectrum disorder associated with use of…
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Ketamine for Depression, 5: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions
August 23, 2017
This installment of Dr Andrade’s series on the use of ketamine for depression considers possible interactions of ketamine with other medications—both what we know and what we don’ t…
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Ketamine for Depression, 3: Does Chirality Matter?
June 28, 2017
Ketamine is a racemic mixture of R- and S-enantiomers, and S-ketamine has greater analgesic and anesthetic action than R-ketamine. In this month’s Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology column, Dr Andrade…
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Ketamine for Depression, 2: Diagnostic and Contextual Indications
May 24, 2017
In this article, Dr Andrade looks at the diagnostic indications for use of ketamine as an antidepressant, as well as specific clinical situations in which ketamine may be particularly…
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Ketamine for Depression, 1: Efficacy, Adverse Effects, and Mechanism of Action
April 26, 2017
In this issue of Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology, Dr Andrade outlines clinical aspects of ketamine, an anesthetic drug that, at subanesthetic doses, has demonstrated rapid response in even treatment-resistant…
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Offspring Outcomes in Antidepressant-Treated Pregnancies
March 29, 2017
Both untreated depression and prenatal exposure to antidepressants have been associated with adverse outcomes. In this month’s column, Dr Andrade describes possible study design’ ’related contributors that are important…
