Which of the Following Is False Regarding Medications Used to Treat

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding medications used to treat bipolar disorder?

• A) Although lithium carbonate is often an effective drug treatment, blood levels must be monitored closely due to potential toxicity effects.
• B) Two drug treatment alternatives to lithium carbonate, Tegretol and Depakote, achieve the same beneficial effects with no side effects.
• C) Tegretol and Depakote, once used to treat epilepsy, are more effective than lithium carbonate when mood cycles are frequent and rapid.
• D) Lithium carbonate is called an antimanic drug, although it also helps forestall depressive episodes in bipolar disorder.

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