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CNS Medication List



    Analgesic
    Anti-Anxiety
    Anti-Convulsant
    Anti-Depressant
    Tricyclics
    Antiemetics
    Anti-Histamines
    Anti-Parkinson
    Sedatives/Hypnotics
    Antitussives
    Anti-Pyschotics
    Opiods

- Discussion:
    - tricyclic antidepressants may inhibit the metabolism of neuroleptic agents, just as neuroleptics may inhibit metabolism of tricyclics;
    - therefore, special care should be taken when both types of drugs are used concomitantly, esp in initial treatment of agitated depression in the elderly