{"product_id":"the-clinical-use-of-antipsychotic-plasma-levels-stahls-handbooks-paperback-9781009009898","title":"The Clinical Use of Antipsychotic Plasma Levels; Stahl's Handbooks (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009009898","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Clinical Use of Antipsychotic Plasma Levels\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStahl's Handbooks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive and accessible guide to using antipsychotic levels for optimizing effectiveness and monitoring oral antipsychotic adherence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan M. Meyer (Author), Stephen M. Stahl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009009898, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e18.6 x 12.5 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Drs. Jonathan Meyer and Stephen M. Stahl provide a comprehensive review of the state of the knowledge on the use of antipsychotic plasma levels for the management of patients with schizophrenia, as well as useful practical information for practicing clinicians. The handbook is written and organized in a manner that facilitates the learning of new concepts and its use as a reference tool. It should be an invaluable resource for clinicians facing the frequent scenario of patients exhibiting poor response or poor tolerance to the prescribed antipsychotic drug. It is to be hoped that this handbook and other dissemination efforts expand the use of therapeutic drug monitoring of antipsychotic treatment.' Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Senior Physician Scientist, RAND Corporation; Associate Professor, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eClinicians recognize that monitoring psychotropic levels provides invaluable information to optimize therapy and track treatment adherence, but they lack formal training specifically focused on the use of plasma antipsychotic levels for these purposes. As new technologies emerge to rapidly provide these results, the opportunity to integrate this information into clinical care will grow. This practical handbook clarifies confusing concepts in the literature on use of antipsychotic levels, providing clear explanations for the logic underlying clinically relevant concepts such as the therapeutic threshold and the point of futility, and how these apply to individual antipsychotics. It offers accessible information on the expected correlation between dosages and trough levels, and also provides a clear explanation of how to use antipsychotic levels for monitoring oral antipsychotic adherence, and methods to help clinicians differentiate between poor adherence and variations in drug metabolism. An essential resource for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals worldwide.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sampling times for oral and long-acting injectable agents\u003cbr\u003e 2. The therapeutic threshold and the point of futility\u003cbr\u003e 3. Level interpretation including laboratory reporting issues, responding to high plasma levels, special situations (hepatic dysfunction, renal dysfunction and hemodialysis, bariatric surgery)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Tracking oral antipsychotic adherence\u003cbr\u003e 5. What is an adequate antipsychotic trial – using plasma levels to optimize psychiatric response and tolerability\u003cbr\u003e 6. Important concepts about first generation antipsychotics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Haloperidol and haloperidol decanoate\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fluphenazine and fluphenazine decanoate\u003cbr\u003e 9. Perphenazine and perphenazine decanoate\u003cbr\u003e 10. Zuclopenthixol and zuclopenthixol decanoate\u003cbr\u003e flupenthixol and flupenthixol decanoate\u003cbr\u003e 11. Chlorpromazine, loxapine, thiothixene, trifluoperazine\u003cbr\u003e 12. Important concepts about second generation antipsychotics\u003cbr\u003e 13. Clozapine\u003cbr\u003e 14. Risperidone oral and long-acting injectable, paliperidone oral and long-acting injectable\u003cbr\u003e 15. Olanzapine and olanzapine pamoate\u003cbr\u003e 16. Aripiprazole, aripiprazole monohydrate and aripiprazole lauroxil\u003cbr\u003e 17. Amisulpride, asenapine, lurasidone, brexpiprazole, cariprazine\u003cbr\u003e Appendix Therapeutic threshold, point of futility, AGNP\/ASCP laboratory alert level, and average oral concentration-dose relationships.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychiatry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychiatry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychiatry%20%5BMMH%5D%22\"\u003eMMH\u003c\/a\u003e], Pharmacology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Pharmacology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Pharmacology%20%5BMMG%5D%22\"\u003eMMG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999613575448,"sku":"9781009009898","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009009898i.jpg?v=1696781813","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-clinical-use-of-antipsychotic-plasma-levels-stahls-handbooks-paperback-9781009009898","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}