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Lactate in blood, psychotropic agent effects
Lamotrigine clozapine augmentation life-threatening cutaneous reactions target range borderline personality disorder in overdose restarting after period of non-compliance
Laxative misuse/abuse Eating disorders Biochemical and haematological effects of psychotropics
Laxatives Clozapine: common adverse effects Initiation of clozapine in the community Acting on clozapine plasma concentration results Clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility Safer prescribing for physical conditions in dementia
Learning difficulties capacity and consent general considerations prescribing practice epilepsy comorbidity Learning disabilities
Lemborexant in overdose use in patients with hepatic impairment managing sleep disturbance in dementia
Leukopenia, psychotropic agent effects
Levomepromazine Quick reference for licensed maximum doses Relative adverse effects - a rough guide
Lewy body dementia Dementia Parkinson's disease
Libido
Linaclotide, for constipation treatment
Linear reductions of dose cause increasingly large reductions in effect on GABA-A receptor occupancy.
Lipoproteins in blood, psychotropic agent effects
Lisdexamfetamine attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults bulimia nervosa/binge eating disorder borderline personality disorder
Lithium: prescribing and monitoring
Lithium use with
liver function tests (LFTs) interpretation monitoring to access drug effects
Lofepidrine, in overdose
Lone atrial fibrillation
Long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications - doses and frequencies
Long-acting oral antipsychotics preventing sudden cessation improving adherence restarting after period of non-compliance
Loop diuretics, lithium interaction
Lorazepam Acutely disturbed or violent behaviour catatonia treatment rapid tranquillisation of children and adolescents Catatonia concentration in normal dosing and UK legal limit use in patients with hepatic impairment
low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
Loxapine Relative adverse effects - a rough guide Smoking and psychotropic drugs
Lumateperone Antipsychotics - minimum effective doses Psychotropics in overdose Relative adverse effects - a rough guide Equivalent doses Quick reference for licensed maximum doses Switching antipsychotics
Lack of engagement with psychological therapies
Legal issues
Less commonly used treatments, well supported by published evidence (no preference implied by order)
Levetiracetam, for tardive dyskinesia