PROMOTING SAFE AND APPROPRIATE USE OF MEDICATIONS
FOR ALL CANADIANS
The Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network is a group of clinicians, educators, people with lived experience, policymakers, and researchers. We work together to produce, share, and apply information to promote the safe and appropriate use of medications.
This report represents a significant step in our commitment to reconciliation, encompassing the vision, guiding principles, and a 5-year action plan for decolonizing and Indigenizing the network.
This article describes the uses, benefits, side effects, and safety concerns of antidepressants.
Help us raise awareness: if you are a patient, caregiver or a health care professional with medication-related lived experiences, we invite you to contact us.
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*The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
Always consult with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before stopping or changing any of your medications.
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