Faculty for this workshop will present the evidence behind the FDA warnings on psychotropic medications and provide practical advice for consumers taking these medications, including how to monitor for adverse effects and prevent negative outcomes. For example, an antipsychotic medication has a warning of increased risk of stroke and death in elderly people. Whom does this warning apply to? How safe are antipsychotic medications for people with existing heart problems or high blood pressure? What is the risk of diabetes?

• Jonathan Lacro, Pharm.D., B.C.P.S., B.C.P.P., program manager and clinical pharmacist, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
• Mary Gutierrez, Pharm.D., associate professor of clinical pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA
• Rene Endow-Eyer, Pharm.D., B.C.P.P., psychiatric clinical pharmacy specialist, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
• Moderator: Julie Dopheide, Pharm.D., B.C.P.P., associate professor of clinical pharmacy, psychiatry, and the behavioral sciences, University of Southern California Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, Los Angeles, CA