ANSWERS 2026
HLA-B 1502 correct answer check for prior to starting
carbamazepine o asia patient, FDA required. Increased risk of SJS
in pts with the allele
Medication that can induce Mania: correct answer Steroids,
Antidepressants in bipolar, isoniazid, disulfiram-antabase
Medication that can induce depression correct answer Beta
blockers
Benzos
Antineoplastic drugs, accutane
Steroids
Interferon
Some retroviral drugs
Progesterone
Inhibitors - lower dose of medication correct answer
Buproprion
Clomipramine - tricyclic
Clarithromycin
Flouroquinolones - levofloxin, cipro, moxifloxin, ofloxacin
Grapefruit jice
, Ketoconazole - NIzoral, antifungal
Nefazondome MAOI
SSRI - Fluoxetine, Paroxetine
Sx of lithium toxicity correct answer N/V/D, altered mental
status, oliguria, ataxia, coarse tremor, arrhythmias, T-wave
flattening
EPS: Dystonia correct answer Can be within hours, muscle
stiffness, involuntary movements and tics
Give Cogentin, Benadryl
EPS: Akathisia correct answer within days, figit, foot wiggle,
finger tapping, rocking
Beta Blockers, propranolol
EPS: parkinsonism correct answer 5-30 days; shuffling gait,
drooling, masked facies
severe= akinesisa
Cogentin, Benadryl
EPS: Tardive Dyskinesia correct answer Months to years-side
effects of typical antispychotics
EPS: involuntary movement abnormalities
Tardive DYSKINESIA: involuntary mouth/tongue movements
DC antipsychotic