Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome

Antipsychotic medications increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, which then increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and premature death. Routinely monitoring for signs of metabolic syndrome in patients taking antipsychotics allows for early detection and intervention. Psychiat...

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Main Author: Beth M. DeJongh, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists 2021-11-01
Series:Mental Health Clinician
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Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.9740/mhc.2021.11.311
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description Antipsychotic medications increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, which then increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and premature death. Routinely monitoring for signs of metabolic syndrome in patients taking antipsychotics allows for early detection and intervention. Psychiatric pharmacists can improve patient care through metabolic syndrome monitoring and recommendation of appropriate interventions. Monitoring for the metabolic adverse effects of antipsychotics, management of weight gain, and management of lipids and blood pressure are explored through 2 patient cases.
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spelling doaj.art-cb55ece1535544cd9df28834c292b2a62023-12-21T11:44:37ZengAmerican Association of Psychiatric PharmacistsMental Health Clinician2168-97092021-11-0111631131910.9740/mhc.2021.11.311i2168-9709-11-6-311Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndromeBeth M. DeJongh, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0964-37881 Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Mequon, WisconsinAntipsychotic medications increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, which then increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and premature death. Routinely monitoring for signs of metabolic syndrome in patients taking antipsychotics allows for early detection and intervention. Psychiatric pharmacists can improve patient care through metabolic syndrome monitoring and recommendation of appropriate interventions. Monitoring for the metabolic adverse effects of antipsychotics, management of weight gain, and management of lipids and blood pressure are explored through 2 patient cases.https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.9740/mhc.2021.11.311antipsychoticsmetabolic syndromeweightlipidsblood pressurepsychiatric pharmacist
spellingShingle Beth M. DeJongh, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS
Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
Mental Health Clinician
antipsychotics
metabolic syndrome
weight
lipids
blood pressure
psychiatric pharmacist
title Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
title_full Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
title_fullStr Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
title_short Clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
title_sort clinical pearls for the monitoring and treatment of antipsychotic induced metabolic syndrome
topic antipsychotics
metabolic syndrome
weight
lipids
blood pressure
psychiatric pharmacist
url https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.9740/mhc.2021.11.311
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