Exam 2: MH701 MH 701 Latest Psychopharmacologic

Exam 2: MH701 / MH 701 (Latest

2025 / 2026) Psychopharmacologic / Neuroscience Foundations of Mental Health Care | Module 4 & 5 Questions and Answers | 100% Correct - Frontier

Question:

Criteria for rapid cycling is how many mood episodes within 12 months?

Answer:

4

Question:

Is lamotrigine recommended to treat acute mania?

Answer:

No

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Question:

True or False?

Lamotrigine is FDA approved for maintenance treatment of bipolar

AND

Is used off label for bipolar depression

Answer:

True

Question:

True or False?

Carbamazepine increases birth control efficacy.

Answer:

FALSE - efficacy will be decreased

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Question:

Take which two meds with food to increase bioavailability?

Answer:

Lurasidone (Latuda)

Ziprasidone (Geodon)

Question:

Dystonia and Akathisia are both considered EPS effects. What is the difference between these two items?

Answer:

Dystonia - involuntary muscle movements

Akathisia - inner restlessness

Question:

Clozapine may cause this severe side effect, so labs must be checked every week for the first 6 months

Answer:

Neutropenia

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Question:

Akathisia can be treated with which two meds?

Answer:

Propranolol Lorazepam

Question:

If two SGAs have been attempted and failed, which med is the next option?

Answer:

Clozapine (Clozaril)

Question:

Which med class treats tardive dyskinesia?

Answer:

VMATs (i.e. Ingrezza or Austedo)

Question:

What class of meds do Ingrezza and Austedo belong to?

Answer:

VMATs

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