AMOXAPINE

Course overview

AMOXAPINE IS AN FDA APPROVED DRUG BELONGING TO THE CLASS OF SECOND-GENERATION TRICYCLIC DIBENZOXAZEPINE ANTIDEPRESSANTS. GENERALLY, IT IS RESERVED FOR RESISTANT OR PERSISTENT DEPRESSION. THE GOAL OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO FAMILIARIZE PRACTITIONERS IN THE PROPER USAGE OF THIS DRUG, AS WELL AS TO RECOGNIZE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICATION. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO EXPLORES THE ROLES OF A COHESIVE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS USING AMOXAPINE TO TREAT THEIR DEPRESSION.