Psychiatric medication - Mind

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Mind 2021 1 Psychiatric medication Explains what Psychiatric drugs are, what to know before taking them, and information on side effects and coming off medication . If you require this information in Word document format for compatibility with screen readers, please email: Contents What is Psychiatric medication ? ........................................ ........................................ .............................. 2 Why do some medications have different names? ........................................ ........................................ . 4 What do I need to know before I take medication ?............................. ........................................ ........... 5 How do I know if a drug is right for me?.

Any individual medication can have two kinds of name: • A . generic name. This is the drug's medical name, describing the active chemical in the drug. There will only be one generic name for a specific drug. • A . trade or brand name. These are names given to a drug by companies which manufacture the drug.

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