You are to create a study guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agent. Please see the list below to determine which medication you have been assigned. ?Your study gu

  *Assigned psychotropic medication is :  **(ASENAPINE)  **

(1) Study Guide Assignment.  You are to create a study guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agent. Please see the list below to determine which medication you have been assigned.  Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Do NOT include and introduction or conclusion section.  Your guide should be informed by the FDA-approved and Evidenced-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research but also supported by at least five other current scholarly resources.  Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

• Title page
• Description of the psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses
• Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non-FDA uses
• Drug classification
• The medication pharmacokinetics
• The medication pharmacodynamics (mechanism of action)
• Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
• Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations to consider children, adolescents, elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc.
• Definition of Half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication
• Side effects/adverse reaction potentials
• Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions
• Overdose Considerations
• Diagnostics and labs monitoring
• Comorbidities considerations
• Legal and ethical considerations
• Pertinent patient education considerations
• Reference Page(s)