more emphasis on treating depression in heart patients

October 2012

You'll see more emphasis on treating depression in heart patients.

Depression and heart disease go hand in hand. Depression increases the risk of heart events and vice versa.

"SSRI" antidepressants (sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, etc) will be used first in most depressed heart patients.

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Table of Contents

Psychiatry confusion about which diclofenac product to dispense
Education and Training how and why you need to get your "e-Profile ID" to meet the new CE reporting requirements
OTC Products The new OTC asthma inhaler, Asthmanefrin (racepinephrine), will be promoted as an alternative to Primatene Mist (epinephrine)
Substance Use Disorder more people abusing Suboxone tabs
Overactive Bladder a new drug for overactive bladder called Myrbetriq
Diabetes Meds MORE controversy about using pioglitazone (Actos) for type 2 diabetes
Antipsychotics whether it's okay to combine antipsychotics
Hypertension buzz about when drugs should be started in patients with MILD hypertension
Vaccines New virus strains in the 2012-2013 influenza vaccine
Anticonvulsants the new epilepsy drug, Potiga (poe-TEE-ga, ezogabine)
Infectious Diseases This will be the worst year yet for West Nile virus
Depression more emphasis on treating depression in heart patients
Communication helping patients who speak little to no English