The primary goal of pharmacological research related to cocaine use is:
a. reducing the psychological effects of cocaine
b. rendering cocaine inert and ineffectual when ingested
c. speeding up the metabolism of cocaine so that its effects are momentary
d. developing a cocaine substitution therapy drug
Question 2
A client has bipolar I disorder. She has been taking lithium carbonate 300 mg three times daily for maintenance therapy. Her mother reports that the client stopped taking her lithium about 3 months ago because it caused her to gain weight.
In the psychiatric unit, the client is agitated, pacing back and forth, talking loudly and abusively as if in response to an unseen person, and flailing her arms in exaggerated gestures. She is begun on lithium carbonate and olanzapine (Zyprexa) immediately. What is the rationale for the olanzapine order?
A) Olanzapine (Zyprexa) cures manic symptoms.
B) Olanzapine (Zyprexa) prevents extrapyramidal side effects.
C) Olanzapine (Zyprexa) will ensure that she gets a good night's sleep.
D) Olanzapine (Zyprexa) will calm her hyperactivity until the lithium takes effect.
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