BUSPIRONE

Course overview

BUSPIRONE IS AN ANXIOLYTIC DRUG. ORIGINALLY, THE DRUG WAS BEING DEVELOPED AS AN ANTIPSYCHOTIC BUT WAS FOUND INEFFECTIVE FOR PSYCHOSIS, BUT IT HAD USEFUL ANXIOLYTIC FEATURES. BUSPIRONE HAS RECENTLY COME INTO FAVOR, MOSTLY DUE TO ITS DECREASED SIDE-EFFECT PROFILE COMPARED TO OTHER ANXIOLYTIC TREATMENTS. BUSPIRONE IS PRIMARILY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD). THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, TOXICITY, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, AND MONITORING OF BUSPIRONE, PERTINENT FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHERE BUSPIRONE IS INDICATED.