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In Elderly Patients With Antipsychotic-Induced Hyperprolactinemia, Could Switching to a Prolactin-Sparing Antipsychotic or Adding a Dopamine Agonist, Rather Than Maintaining the Current Regimen, Normalize the Prolactin Levels Without Triggering Psychotic Relapse or Increasing the Risk of Life-Threatening Adverse Events? A Systematic Review

BJPsych Open
Aims: Elevated prolactin levels due to antipsychotic drugs are prevalent in elderly patients and may cause multiple complications. Hence, the purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of changing existing antipsychotic treatments with ...
Gaurav Uppal, Sathyan Soundara Rajan, Akhila Bhandarkar, Sneh Babhulkar, Asha Devi Dhandapani   +4 more
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Innovative Drug Delivery and Formulation Designs To Deter Drug Abuse/Misuse Related To Suicide [PDF]

, 2012
Patients with a history of abuse/misuse of pain and psychotic medications are at high risk for suicide. Novel drug delivery and formulation approaches have been explored to reduce the potential of drug abuse/misuse and to improve patient compliance. This
Zhao, Fang
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Recovery and serious mental illness: a review of current clinical and research paradigms and future directions [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Recovery from serious mental illness has historically not been considered a likely or even possible outcome. However, a range of evidence suggests the courses of SMI are heterogeneous with recovery being the most likely outcome. One barrier
Hamm, Jay A., Hasson-Ohayon, Ilanit, Huling, Kelsey, Leonhardt, Bethany L., Lysaker, Paul H., McLeod, Hamish J., Roe, David   +6 more
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Pharmacological MRI: Utility in Understanding Drug Mechanisms in Psychiatric Disorders

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pharmacological MRI (pharmaMRI) has emerged as a powerful tool to study how psychoactive drugs affect brain function and to uncover mechanisms of drug action in psychiatric disorders. This review provides an overview of key techniques used in pharmaMRI, including BOLD‐fMRI, arterial spin labeling (ASL), and cerebral blood volume (CBV) mapping,
Christin Y. Sander, Tudor M. Ionescu, Mitul A. Mehta, Ottavia Dipasquale, Anouk Schrantee   +4 more
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Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis Induced by Olanzapine

Acta Medica, 2006
The case of a 56 years old man is presented, who developed acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis 5 days after the introduction of olanzapine 10 mg.
Susanne Christen, Félix Gueissaz, Romain Anex, Daniele Fabio Zullino   +3 more
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The association of periodontal inflammation and inflammatory markers with cognitive dysfunction: A case–control study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study investigated the association of inflammatory markers in saliva, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with cognitive decline and periodontitis. Methods Patients with Alzheimer disease (AD, n = 52), mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 51), subjective cognitive decline (SCD, n = 51), and controls (n = 76) between 50 and 80 ...
Kåre Buhlin, Maria Eriksdotter, Leif Jansson, Pirkko J. Pussinen, Marianne Schultzberg, Ronaldo Lira‐Junior   +5 more
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Factors associated with high‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions in outpatients with schizophrenia: An analysis of claims data from a Japanese prefecture

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2020
Background Antipsychotics are commonly prescribed in high doses in combination with multiple psychotropic drugs. This study focused on the high‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions in patients with schizophrenia, while aiming to identify their associations ...
Tatsuichiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Otsubo, Susumu Kunisawa, Noriko Sasaki, Yuichi Imanaka   +4 more
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Pediatric Obesity: Influence on Drug Dosing and Therapeutics [PDF]

, 2018
Obesity is an ongoing global health concern and has only recently been recognized as a chronic disease of energy homeostasis and fuel partitioning. Obesity afflicts 17% of US children and adolescents.
Ameer, Barbara, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FCP, Weintraub, Michael, MD   +1 more
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New strategic insights into managing fungal biofilms [PDF]

, 2015
Fungal infections have dramatically increased in the last decades in parallel with an increase of populations with impaired immunity, resulting from medical conditions such as cancer, transplantation or other chronic diseases.
Borghi, Elisa, Borgo, Francesca, Morace, Giulia, Nile, Christopher, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ramage, Gordon, Sherry, Leighann   +6 more
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Exploring the roles and impacts of pharmacists embedded in general practice: a scoping review

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The role of the general practice pharmacist (GPP) in Australia is not yet clearly defined, and their clinical expertise remains underutilised in general practice settings. This may be attributed to a limited understanding of pharmacists' capabilities, which can hinder optimal GPP utilisation.
Christel Chandra, Brooke Bevis, Holly Foot, Nazanin Falconer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source