Course Summary
Lamotrigine is an anti-seizure medication that has other uses than for the treatment of epilepsy. Psychiatry clinicians have used lamotrigine for mood stabilizing effects, including antidepressant effects. The efficacy of lamotrigine over placebo and in comparison to other medications for seizure control and for bipolar disorder or depression has been debated in the medical research. In general, it is considered effective as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy for symptom control by both neurology and psychiatry medical sections.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- I. Introduction
- II. Pharmacological Profile
- 1. Drug Category
- 2. Mechanism of Action
- 3. Uses
- 4. Available Forms
- 5. Dosing
- 6. Dosing Adjustment: Geriatric
- 7. Dosing Adjustment: Hepatic Impairment
- 8. Dosing Adjustment: Renal Impairment
- 9. US Boxed Warning
- 10. Contraindications
- 11. Warnings
- 12. Adverse Effects
- 13. Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
- 14. Dietary Considerations
- III. Clinical Pearls: Lamotrigine
- IV. Case Study
- 1. Discussion
- V. Summary
Author
Dana Bartlett, RN, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
Dana Bartlett is a professional nurse and author. His clinical experience includes 16 years of ICU and ER experience and over 27 years as a poison control center information specialist. Dana has published numerous CE and journal articles, written NCLEX material, textbook chapters, and more than 100 online CE articles, and done editing and reviewing for publishers such as Elsevier, Lippincott, and Thieme. He has written widely on the subject of toxicology and was a contributing editor, toxicology section, for Critical Care Nurse journal. He is currently employed at the Connecticut Poison Control Center. He lives in Wappingers Falls, NY.
