Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Eighth Edition (2026)
Product Details
This version of the book includes:
- Spiral-bound copy of the book
- Instant access to the PDF/ebook and 12 CME Post Test
It does not include access to the new Carlat Psychiatry Toolkit web app.
Purchase the book with toolkit app access using this version.
About the Book
The Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets, treatment algorithms, and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 100 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice. The authors have included PDF downloads for 29 Patient Fact Sheets covering the most-used medications. You may consider using these as part of your informed consent or patient education process.
Get the information you need at a glance:
- Off-label uses
- Dosages and generic availability
- Mechanisms of action
- Cost information
- Bottom-line impressions
This revised edition features:
- 179 fact sheets, including new medications like Cobenfy
- A new streamlined design, making it easier to scan factsheets
- 33 updated reference tables
- Plus, eight appendices and 11 treatment algorithms (now including a Bipolar Depression Treatment Algorithm)
About Web App Access
We included a free companion app with the Medication Fact Book, Seventh Edition. That app remains available and will continue to work, but it is limited to that edition, and it is not updated with new content in the eighth edition.
The Carlat Psychiatry Toolkit is something different. It's a new subscription web app with the updated fact sheets from the Medication Fact Book, Eighth Edition (2026). It also combines fact sheets from six of our clinical references into one searchable library.
The new Toolkit is updated continuously when treatment guidelines change, when new medications are approved, and when new research reshapes best practices. We also add new fact sheets based on content in The Carlat Report newsletters.
That kind of ongoing editorial work requires ongoing support. Your subscription keeps our team reviewing, updating, and expanding this resource so it stays current and clinically useful. It's not a static snapshot of a book—it's a living library that grows with the field.
Can I get the Toolkit with the new Medication Fact Book? Yes! You get a 40% discount on your first year of access to the toolkit when you choose this variation of this book.
Dr. Puzantian and Dr. Carlat have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
You must be logged in to your individual account to take the post-test. You will have two attempts to pass and must answer at least 75% of the questions correctly to earn credit. The Carlat CME Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This enduring material is designated for a maximum of twelve (12) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians and psychologists should claim credit commensurate with their participation. This activity is available for CME credit for a defined period based on the date of publication, in accordance with accreditation requirements. The post-test must be completed prior to the expiration date; after that time, CME credit will no longer be available.