Updates in Pharmacology: Interactions and Adverse Effects of Psychiatric Medications

Authors: Erica Bates, MD; Philip Magidson, MD MPH; Robert Brown, MD; Megan Donohue, MD; Akilesh Honosage, MD
Editors: Michael C Bond, MD FAAEM; Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM
Originally Published: Common Sense March/April 2017

Introduction
Over the past decade, the number of psychiatric medications dispensed has increased dramatically and now annually numbers in the tens of millions. As Emergency Physicians now frequently encounter patients on psychiatric medications, understanding potential complications and potentially life threatening reactions is necessary. This journal review covers common potential side effects, adverse reactions, and drug-drug interactions of various psychiatric medications commonly found in the ED.