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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES              MANAGEMENT OF BIPOLAR DISORDER (2ND ED.)


                            therapeutic   the   below   and   growth   in   younger,   in   not   is   levels   be  therapeutic  monitored   should   the  not  have  serum  levels  that  are   affect   adversely   to   therapeutic   the   below   younger,   in   in   not  levels  younger,   is   not   is   levels   affect   advers

                    POSSIBLE AND COMPATIBLE TO USE IN LACTATION.   dosage might also be advisable.  to adversely affect infant growth or development.  POSSIBLE TO USE CAUTIOUSLY IN LACTATION.   but  measurable,   months of age and during lithium monotherapy.    no   indicate   developmental  LACTATION  POSSIBLE AND COMPATIBLE TO U





                  LACTATION  LACTATION  Monitoring  of  infant’s  platelet  count,  liver  function  and  serum  concentrations before and after increases in maternal lamotrigine  Breastfeeding during carbamazepine monotherapy does not appear  **RID: 5 - 31%.  and its active metabolite have relatively high levels  in  breastmilk













                       o        Carbamazepine        sometimes      range.      reported.         Monitoring:       data   limited   Monitor  inf  o   and         elimination  is      Measuring   o              in  breastmilk  and  AEs are observed.   during   sometimes         range.   Lamotrigine         
                    BIPOLAR   and   malformations   and   BIPOLAR   BIPOLAR   the   in  and   malformations   and   malformations   and   and   pregnancy.   during   64  early  in   63   pregnancy.   during   pregnancy.   during   63   63



                    OF      malformations   increased  risk  of  cardiac   hypoplasia   OF   OF   toxicity   malformations   malformations   hypoplasia   hypoplasia   to   prior   monthly   to   to   prior   monthly   to   to   prior   monthly   to
                    TREATMENT   congenital   fingernail   TREATMENT   TREATMENT   severe   produce   congenital   fingernail   fingernail   twice   up   twice   up   twice   up

                  PREGNANCY  PREGNANCY   FOR  Carbamazepine  and  its  active  metabolite  cross  the  placenta;  May be associated with teratogenic effects, including spina bifida,   cardiovascular  Foetal  echocardiography  between  16  and  20  weeks  gestation   of   Risk  should  be  considered  in  a  woman  with  first-trim



                    RECOMMENDED   concentrations are variable.  HUMAN DATA SUGGEST RISK.   defects,   delays.   increases with higher doses.  exposure  because  of  the  potential   craniofacial   developmental delay.    RECOMMENDED   RECOMMENDED  concentrations are variable.   near   drug   defects,  concentrations are variable.





                    NOT   DISORDER.   craniofacial   developmental   malformations. .    minor   of      pregnancy.   NOT   DISORDER.   NOT   DISORDER.   Use   Carbam  craniofacial   developmental   RISK    craniofacial   developmental   minor   of      minor   doses.   of      Monitoring:   o   should   RISK    Monitoring   partu
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                  MEDICATION  MEDICATION     Carbamazepine   Lithium    MEDICATION   Carbamazepine   MEDICATION   Carbamazepine   Lamotrigine   Lamotrigine   Lamotrigine


                                                     MOOD STABILISERS         MOOD STABILISERS   MOOD STABILISERS


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