SSRI Review Cheat Sheet

One page covering everything you need for a structured SSRI review in practice or an OSCE station: what to ask, what to check, and when to switch or stop.

Includes:

• Review structure — efficacy, adherence, side effects, suicidality and timing of follow-up

• Red flags — hyponatraemia, bleeding risk with NSAIDs/anticoagulants, QT prolongation (citalopram/escitalopram dose caps), serotonin syndrome

• High-risk groups — under-25s, older adults, pregnancy, epilepsy, cardiac disease

• Interactions to catch at the counter

• Switching and tapering — direct switch vs washout, and how to step down to avoid discontinuation symptoms

• Counselling points patients actually remember

Aligned to NICE and BNF guidance.

Designed for pharmacists, pre-regs, pharmacy students and prescribers. Instant PDF download, print-ready.