The teaching plan for a patient beginning buspirone (BuSpar) should include information identifying this drug as a
a. norepinephrine inhibitor.
b. serotonergic antagonist.
c. serotonin agonist.
d. GABA inhibitor.
C
It is believed that buspirone is a serotonin agonist. Because buspirone is not a benzodiazepine, it does not bind to benzodiazepine receptor sites, affect GABA, or affect norepinephrine. This accounts for its different effects and lack of CNS depression as side effects.
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