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| Brand name for Venlafaxine |
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| Brand name for Duloxetine? |
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| Brand name for Desvenlafaxine ER? |
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| Brand name for Milnacipran? |
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| What is Venlafaxine approved for? |
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| What is Duloxetine approved for? |
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Depression
Peripheral Neuropathy (Pain)
Fibromyalgia
GAD |
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| What is Desvenlafaxine ER approved for? |
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| What is Milnacipran approved for? |
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| If the patient has both depression and pain, which SNRI is best? |
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| Whcih SNRI has different generics? |
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Venlafazine; check orange book - Effexor ER caps and venlafaxine ER tabs are both brands and each has a different generic equivalent. |
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| Side effects of Venlafaxine? |
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GI effects (use XR if venlafaxine IR causes GI issues, it may help)
increase diastolic BP
Insomnia
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Duloxetine contraindication?
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| Desvenlafaxine side effects? |
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Same as effexor
Ghost shell in feces |
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| Side effects common to all SNRIs? |
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(20 - 50%) include decreased libido, ejaculation difficulties, anorgasmia
Increased sweating
Restless leg
Possibility of mood changes - requires MedGuide and monitoring
Increased bleeding risk if taken concurrently with warfarin.
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| Describe MAOIs and hypertensive crisis? |
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| 2 week washout if going to or from MAO inhibitor. |
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| SNRIs do what to bleeding? |
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| SNRIs and anticoagulants increased bleeding risk. |
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| Which SNRI may cause nausea and stomach upset? |
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| Venlafaxine (can change to ER from IR) |
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| Can venlafaxine affect sweating? |
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| Yes. Same goes for Desvenlafaxine. |
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| Which medication will result in a shell in feces? |
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| Should extended - release medications be crushed? |
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