Pharmacy Technician's Letter

Article: if antidepressants are safe during pregnancy June 2014

Article: more focus on preventing and treating delirium June 2014

Article: avoiding high-risk meds in the elderly May 2014

Chart: Urine Drug Testing March 2014

Article: the new drug, Duavee (DEW-ah-vee, estrogen 0.45 mg/bazedoxifene 20 mg), hit your pharmacy shelves March 2014

Commentary: New Drug: Osphena (Ospemifene) March 2014

Article: changes in the meds used to treat chronic back pain February 2014

Other: Controlled Substances: Keeping Patients Safe and Preventing Diversion February 2014

Article: increasing use of SSRIs (fluoxetine, citalopram, sertraline, etc) in children and adolescents January 2014

Commentary: SSRIs for Pediatric Depression January 2014

Guideline: Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications for the treatment of child and adolescent mental illness (2013) January 2014

Commentary: Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Anxiety January 2014

Chart: Meds and Choosing Wisely January 2014

Article: "atypical antipsychotics" (olanzapine, ziprasidone, etc) are being overused December 2013

Article: two new antidepressants, Brintellix (brin-TEL-ix, vortioxetine) and Fetzima (fet-ZEE-muh, levomilnacipran) December 2013

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