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A patient, in the manic phase of bipolar disorder, is being discharged home on an antimanic drug. What antimanic drug is used for long-term maintenance of bipolar disorders?
 
  A) Aripiprazole (Abilify)
  B) Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
  C) Quetiapine (Seroquel)
  D) Ziprasidone (Geodon)

Question 2

The patient is a 6-year-old child who is taking 125 mg of amoxicillin every 6 hours. Assuming that the half-life of Amoxicillin is 3 hours, how much Amoxicillin would be in the child's body at the time of the next administration of the drug?
 
  A) 62.5 mg
  B) 46.875 mg
  C) 31.25 mg
  D) 15.625 mg


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Lamotrigine is used for long-term maintenance of bipolar disorders. Aripiprazole and ziprasidone are used for acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar disorders. Quetiapine is used as adjunct or monotherapy for the treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

Answer to Question 2

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The half-life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease to 1 half the peak level it previously achieved. Option A would occur at 3 hours after the original dose of amoxicillin. Option B would occur 4 1/2 hours after the original dose. Option C would occur at 6 hours after the original dose. Option D would occur at 7 1/2 hours after the original dose.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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