Pharmacist's Letter Canada

Article: Lyrica (pregabalin) is now the first drug approved in Canada for fibromyalgia May 2009

Commentary: Sudden Cardiac Death with Atypical Antipsychotics May 2009

Article: how to treat dementia associated with Parkinson's April 2009

Article: new antidepressant called Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) April 2009

Article: People are getting lithium in the form of lithium orotate without a prescription February 2009

Article: Instant cold packs are now being used to make methamphetamine February 2009

Other: Making Methamphetamine with Instant Cold Packs February 2009

Other: Lithium Orotate Dietary Supplements February 2009

Article: Buprenorphine tablets (Suboxone) are now being used more for treating PAIN January 2009

Article: treating depression in patients with coronary artery disease or after a heart attack January 2009

Article: overdoses with venlafaxine (Effexor XR, etc) are more risky than with SSRIs January 2009

Article: new caution about using phenytoin (Dilantin, etc) or fosphenytoin (Cerebyx) in certain patients of Asian descent January 2009

Commentary: Serious Skin Reactions Associated with Phenytoin Use in HLA-B*1502 Positive Patients January 2009

Other: Fatal Overdoses with Venlafaxine Extended-Release Capsules January 2009

Article: which drugs need to be tapered to avoid withdrawal or rebound symptoms December 2008

Psychiatry