Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:
- Title page
- Description of the Psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses
- Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non-FDA uses
- Drug classification
- The medication mechanism of action
- The medication pharmacokinetics
- The medication pharmacodynamics
- Mechanism of Action
- Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
- Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations to consider children, adolescents, elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc.
- Definition of Half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication
- Side effects/adverse reaction potentials
- Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions
- Overdose Considerations
- Diagnostics and labs monitoring
- Comorbidities considerations
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Pertinent patient education considerations
- Reference Page
