Asking Your Pharmacist About Medications for Anxiety and Depression

Melanie VanDyke, PhD, Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, and Hedva Barenholtz, PharmD, explain how pharmacists can be a resource for people with anxiety and depression.

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- The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), a non-profit organization, leads in education, training, and research for anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, OCD, and co-occurring disorders. ADAA also provides free evidence-based mental health information and resources to the public.

0:00 Introduction
4:50 Pharmacists are Resources for People with Anxiety and Depression
6:12 Pharmacists on the Healthcare Team
10:32 Pharmacists' Role in Health Care
12:50 Health Care System
14:28 Pharmacists as part of the Health Care Team
16:42 Pharmacist Immunizations
17:21 Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist
18:14 Medication Therapy Management
19:52 Medication Related Expense
20:45 Practice Settings
21:50 Screening for Depression
23:18 Tips for Improving Adherence
24:41 The Perfect Team
28:40 Most Common Medications or Drug Classes to Treat Anxiety and Depression
29:57 Medication Use in the US
34:23 Choosing a Medication (cont'd)
36:58 Principles of Safe Medication Use
45:36 The Medication Review Process (cont'd)
50:10 ADAA Resources for More Information