Pharmacist's Letter Canada

Article: Abilify (a-BILA-fi), a new atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder October 2009

Article: You'll hear more about limiting antidepressants during pregnancy October 2009

Article: Seroquel XR (quetiapine) is the first atypical antipsychotic approved for major depressive disorder September 2009

Article: What's the best way to treat insomnia in the elderly September 2009

Article: new warnings not to combine tamoxifen with certain SSRIs July 2009

Commentary: Tamoxifen and SSRIs: Is There An Interaction? July 2009

Article: Atypical antipsychotics will be used more for treating depression May 2009

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: new antidepressant called Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) April 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: which drugs need to be tapered to avoid withdrawal or rebound symptoms December 2008

Article: Some WOMEN will be trying Viagra (sildenafil) for sexual dysfunction due to antidepressants September 2008

Article: whether ALL stroke patients should get an antidepressant to PREVENT depression July 2008

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