Paper I — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q18

Paper I

2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Drugs used in bipolar disorder

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Answer

Lithium, Sodium valproate — mood stabilizers used for acute mania and long-term maintenance therapy in bipolar disorder, reducing both manic and depressive relapse.

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