Antidepressant
Therapy Update
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Antidepressant
Therapy Update
ACPE Program
207-000-01-003-H01
March 2001 (expires March 1, 2004)
By Sarah H. Roberts, Pharm.D., and Brenda D. Jamerson, Pharm.D.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion
of this article, the pharmacist should be able to:
- Define the DSM-IV
classification of major depressive disorder.
- Discuss which
antidepressants are most appropriate for each subtype of depression.
- List the antidepressants
that have the greatest and least propensity for drug interactions.
- Describe the
side effects associated with antidepressants and strategies to avoid
these effects.
- Describe the
proposed mechanism of action associated with current antidepressants.
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