These operational procedures are appended to the California Department of State Hospitals Policy Directive 3400 and reflect departmental regulations related to the use of psychotropic medications, protocols for use of specific medications and classes of medications, and informational chapters for prescribers.
04 Treatment Decisions & Algorithms
06 Medication or Therapeutic Review Committee
23 Xanomeline/Trospium Protocol
25 First-generation (Conventional) Antipsychotics Protocol
31 SSRI Antidepressant Protocol
33 Alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonists Protocol
34 Appendix – Common Drug Formulary Web Address
35 Appendix – PRN and STAT Guidelines
36 Appendix – Psychopharmacology Algorithms and Guidelines Resources
37 Appendix – Geriatric Prescribing Guidelines
38 Appendix – Clozapine Historical Review
39 Appendix – Management of Medication-induced Constipation 40 Appendix – Hyperprolactinemia
41 Appendix – Tardive Dyskinesia
42 Appendix – Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
43 Appendix – Metabolic Syndrome
44 Appendix – Medications to Prevent or Treat Obesity
45 Appendix – Selected Treatment of Psychomotor Agitation (STOP-A)
46 Appendix – Therapeutic Plasma-Serum Concentrations for Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers
47 Appendix – Medications for Substance Use Disorders
48 Appendix—Naloxone Hydrochloride Nasal Spray (Narcan) Protocol
50 Appendix—Management of Medication-Induced Sialorrhea
51 Appendix – IST Treatment Guidelines
52 Appendix – Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE) Guideline
53 Appendix – Special Clinical Review