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 WITH THE PROPER USAGE OF THIS DRUG AND RECOGNIZE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICATION. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO EXPLORES THE ROLES OF A COHESIVE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING PATIENTS USING AMOXAPINE TO TREAT THEIR DEPRESSION.