Plate II

MONOTHERAPY FOR BIPOLAR MANIA
  Level of evidence  
Lithium 1 1st line
Valproate (Epilim) 1 1st line
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 1 1st line
Risperidone (Risperdal) 1 1st line
Quetiapine (Seroquel) 1 1st line
Ziprasidone (Zeldox) 1 1st line
Aripripazole (Ability) 1 1st line
     
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 1 2nd line
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) 2 2nd line
     
Haloperidol (Serenace) 1 3rd line
Chlorpromazine (Largactil) 1 3rd line
Clonazepam (Rivotril) 2 3rd line