Pharmacology · Module 4 · Psychiatric and sleep drugs

Psychiatric and Sleep Drugs Walkthrough

Watch each drug class change what happens at the synapse, then see why the side effects, warnings and nursing checks follow. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · Pharmacology Study Tools · Diagrams are simplified and not to scale. For learning only. Not medical advice and not a dosing reference. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Practice next in the Psychiatric and Sleep Drugs Lab. Drugs are named by generic name and class only; this page gives no doses. Molecules, receptors and neurons are drawn as simple shapes, and events that take milliseconds or weeks are shown at a watchable speed. Always follow the prescriber, the label and your facility's protocols.