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

December 2013

You'll see two new antidepressants, Brintellix (brin-TEL-ix, vortioxetine) and Fetzima (fet-ZEE-muh, levomilnacipran).

Think of both of these as "me-too" drugs.

Brintellix will be promoted as having a new mechanism. But it still works by inhibiting serotonin reuptake...like an SSRI.

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Table of Contents

Opioids BIG changes with hydrocodone (Vicodin, etc)
Obesity Weight Loss More obese patients will get bariatric surgery and need help with their meds afterward
Vaccines proper administration of vaccines
Med Adherence more reasons to improve med adherence
Acute Pain more focus on the management of ACUTE low back pain to counter the increasing use of opioids, benzodiazepines, and imaging
Pneumonia more emphasis on prevention and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Antidepressants two new antidepressants, Brintellix (brin-TEL-ix, vortioxetine) and Fetzima (fet-ZEE-muh, levomilnacipran)
Antipsychotics More payers are trying to rein in the use of antipsychotics in patients WITHOUT psychotic disorders
HIV AIDS New simplified guidelines for HIV prophylaxis after a needlestick
Oral Health Patients are asking for help choosing tooth whiteners
Substance Use Disorder "Molly," the party drug
Dyslipidemia more lipid drugs get indications based on HARD clinical outcomes