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Augmentation, in the context of the pharmacological management of psychiatry, refers to the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results. Examples include:

In pharmacology, the term is occasionally used to describe treatments that increase (augment) the concentration of some substance in the body. This might be done when someone is deficient in a hormone, enzyme, or other endogenous substance. For example:

References

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  2. ^ Begemann, MJ; Dekker, CF; van Lunenburg, M; Sommer, IE (November 2012). "Estrogen augmentation in schizophrenia: a quantitative review of current evidence". Schizophrenia Research. 141 (2–3): 179–84. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2012.08.016. PMID 22998932. S2CID 40584474.
  3. ^ Zhu, C; Wang, G; Li, J; Chen, L; Wang, C; Wang, Y; Lin, P; Ran, H (November 2014). "Adenosine A2A receptor antagonist istradefylline 20 versus 40 mg/day as augmentation for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis". Neurological Research. 36 (11): 1028–34. doi:10.1179/1743132814y.0000000375. PMID 24725292. S2CID 206852879.
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