Pharmacotherapy

Official product informationtop

• EPAR's of the EMEA
  

  EMEA = the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products

• Drug lists from the national EU-authorities
  

  The Drug lists are in the national language and are not always open to the great public.

• USA: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  

Switch tablestop

• Switchtables (www.SwitchWiki.eu)
  

  Practical tables for switching psychotropics.
  

General informationtop

• Electronic Orange Book
  

  The Orange Book comprises information about drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• MEDLINEplus: Drug Information
  

  A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Short and clear information on more than 9.000 medicines, based on the USP.

• Medscape DrugInfo
  

  This comprehensive drug database is based on a collaboration by the First DataBank, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and Medscape.

• Psychotropics on-line
  

  An usefull psychotropics drug database by the Lundbeck Institute, sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Lundbeck. The offered information is independent.
  

• The Merck Manual - Online Textbook
  

  The world's most widely used medical textbook. 

Basic overviewstop

• Drugs, Brains and Behavior
  

  C. Robin Timmons en Leonard W. Hamilton.
  Online basic education information.

• Psychotropic Drug Directory
  

  A compact, comprehensive, and very practical book for the clinician. 

ADHDtop

• Dosing methylphenidate and dexamphetamine in adults with ADHD
  

  Article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

• Dextroamphetamine
  

  Dosages and properties of dextroamphetamine (requires free registration with Medscape). In the Netherlands 5 mg. tablets are available as "dexamfetamine".

Anxiety disorderstop

• Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group
  

  The Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group discusses the evidence of the efficacy of antidepressants. 

• Anxiolytic medication
  

  Anxiety self tests and anxiolytic medication.

Bipolar disorderstop

• Combining/switching mood stabilizers
  

  Table of SwitchWiki.eu to check the possibilities of combinations of mood stabilizers.

• To Bipolar Disorder section
  

  Surf to Bipolar Disorder section.

• APA Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (2002)
  

  Bipolar disorder treatment guideline of the American Association of Psychiatry (APA).

Dementiatop

• Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group
  

  Here you can find Cochrane reviews. The reviews are sound and evidence-based.

Depressiontop

• Switching antidepressants
  

  Extensive switchtabel for antidepressants.

• Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group
  

  The Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group provides sound and objective information.

• NICE Guideline depression
  

  The UK based NICE group provides nice guidelines.

• Antidepressants during pregnancy - dissertation 2009
  

  Abstract of Dissertation of Ververs, FFT.

• Increasing the dose of SSRI in depression is not effective
  

  For expample paroxetine 20 mg already is the most effective dose in depression.

Psychosistop

• Switching Antipsychotics Help
  

  Table to help with switching antipsychotics
  

• Cochrane Schizophrenia Group
  

  The Cochrane researches very scientifically the evidence of the treatment.

Adverse reactionstop

• Cochrane Movement Disorders Group
  

  The Cochrane Group researches very scientifically the evidence of treatment.

• QTc-prolonging drugs
  

  QTc-prolonging drugs according to the Arizona list.

Metabolism and drug interactionstop

• Drug interactions checker from Drug Digest
  

  A fast interactions checker from Drug Digest. 

• Drugs.com interaction checker
  

  Drugs.com also provides access to an interactions checker.

• Drug Interactions Checker
  

  The Medscape interactions checker is useful in cases of multiple drug use. Requires (free) Medscape registration.

• Cytochrome table made by Flockhart
  

  This cytochrome metabolism table provided by Flockhart gives a nice overview of the functioning of the cytochrome enzymes: substrates, inhibition, and induction. Clicking on the compounds links you directly to the background articles.

• switchwiki.eu
  

  Switchtables antidepressants, antipsychotics, table combining moodstabilizers and benzo convertor.

Pregnancy and lactationtop

• Safefetus: drugdatabase for pregnancy and lactation
  

  Safefetus is maintained by a team of physians and pharmacists.

• Perinatology.com
  

  A lot of information and databases about the use of drugs during pregnancy and lactation.

• Antidepressants during pregnancy - dissertation 2009
  

  Abstract of Dissertation of Ververs, FFT.

Addictiontop

• Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group
  

  The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group reviews very scientifically the evidence of treatments related to the addiction of alcohol.

• Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group
  

  The Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group reviews very scientifically the evidence of treatments related to the addiction of tobacco.

Patient informationtop

• Patient information about diagnosis and medicines
  

  Patient information about diagnosis and medicines by the UKPPG.

New drugs 2009top

• Asenapine
  

  Asenapine (Trade Mark: Saphris) has been registered in August 2009 by the FDA: psychosis and bipolar disorder.

New medicines in developmenttop

• New medicines in development
  

  This database permits you to search on drug, indication, company, or development status.

Pharmaco-economics & Pharmaco-epidemiologytop

• Pharmaco-epidemiology from WHO
  

  In formation on Pharmaco-epidemiology from the World Health Organization.

Research institutions & Clinical trialstop

• Clinical trials database (WHO)
  

  Database of clinical trials of the World Health Organization.

• UMC St. Radboud: Department of Psychoneuropharmacology
  

Associationstop

• American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
  
• British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP)
  
• College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP)
  

  Amerikaanse vereniging van apothekers met een specialisatie in de psychiatrie en neurologie

• Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum (CINP)
  

  CINP

• European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
  

  ECNP

• European Association of Hospital Pharmacists
  

  EAHP

• United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group
  

  UKPPG

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