A brave new era of IV psychopharmacotherapy

The bottom line?

IV delivery of drugs might soon be a routine psychiatric “procedure.” Better brush up on your skills for starting an infusion!

Drug Brand Names

Benztropine • Cogentin              Pentylenetetrazol • Metrazol
Clomipramine • Anafranil           Physostigmine • Antilirium
Diphenhydramine• Benadryl      Scopolamine • Scopace, Transderm-Scop
Droperidol • Inapsine                Valproate • Depacon
Haloperidol • Haldol
Ketamine • Ketalar
Nitroprusside • Nitropress