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Two patient examples illustrate the different management approaches required for depression of the same severity, presenting in men of the same age on the same day
1. BPAC NZ. Management of depression in primary care. Best Practice J 2009.
2. Pharmac. Year in review 2016: mental health (antidepressants).
3. Kirsch I, Deacon BJ, Huedo-Medina TB et al. Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: a meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. PLos Med 2008; (2):e45.
4. Arroll B, Moir F, Kendrick T. Effective management of depression in primary care: a review of the literature. BJGP Open 27 Jun 2017
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
