Rachel E. Fargason, MD

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Schizophrenia

Prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia: What to look for

Author:: Badari Birur, MD; Bradley G. Burk, PharmD, BCPP; Rachel E. Fargason, MD

Schizophrenia is characterized by psychotic symptoms that typically follow a prodromal period of premonitory signs and symptoms that appear before...

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Bipolar disorder

Lithium for bipolar disorder: Which patients will respond?

Author:: Bradley G. Burk, PharmD, BCPP; Rachel E. Fargason, MD; Badari Birur, MD

T hough Cade discovered it 70 years ago, lithium is still considered the gold standard treatment for preventing manic and depressive phases of...

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Switching antipsychotics: A guide to dose equivalents

Author:: Srinagesh Mannekote Thippaiah, MD; Rachel E. Fargason, MD; Badari Birur, MD

Chlorpromazine (CPZ), a low-potency first-generation antipsychotic (FGA), was the first medication approved for the management of schizophrenia....

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