Depressed patients taking SSRIs or venlafaxine appear to have higher rates of subsequent bipolar disorder or mania, according to a new study. Find out how the British medical records review found the link and what study authors say about it.

Prescriptions for Compounded Hormone Therapy Growing Rapidly

Using a survey of pharmacists, among other information, a new study finds a growing market for compound hormone therapy for menopause symptoms. Here is why study authors think prescriptions for those products have almost reached the level of prescriptions for FDA-approved medications.

As a new year begins, pharmacists should be aware that e-prescribing of controlled substances now is legal everywhere in the United States. Which was the last state to approve and what does that mean for reducing drug abuse?

Preoperative Heparin Safe for Patients Undergoing Major Cancer Surgery

One of the nation’s major cancer centers has changed procedures on administering heparin to patients undergoing major surgery. Find out what a new study said about the safety of administering blood thinners preoperatively as well as postoperatively.