What Works For Anxiety Disorders-Anti-Anxiety Drugs

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants considered the current standard of drug treatment. A possible cause of depression is an inadequate amount of serotonin, a chemical used in …

Conventional Antipsychotics

Conventional Antipsychotics – Healthcare Professional Sheet text version
FDA ALERT [6/16/2008]: FDA is notifying healthcare professionals that both conventional and atypical antipsychotics are associated with an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for …

How Do Psychiatric Drugs Affect The Brain?

How Do Psychiatric Drugs Affect The Brain?
Like any mind altering substance, psychiatric drugs are psychoactive and alter mind and behavior by affecting brain chemistry. Their usefulness, and risks, come from changing the brain/body and altering …

Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules

Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT: Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg (For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1)

PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

Capsules Hard gelatin, size 3, green-violet coloured …

Psychotropic Medication Use among Adolescents

Psychotropic Medication Use among Adolescents: United States, 2005–2010
Key findings
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Approximately 6.0% of U.S. adolescents aged 12–19 reported psychotropic drug use in the past month.
The use of antidepressants (3.2%) …