Unusually High Prolactin Level for Medication-Induced Hyperprolactinemia: A Case Report
Hyperprolactinemia has a number of etiologies, including physiological, pathological and pharmacological causes. Hyperprolactinemia is frequently associated with the use of certain medications. Patients using medications known to cause hyperprolactinemia
Emin M. Akbas +3 more
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Cognitive therapy for people with a schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis not taking antipsychotic medication:an exploratory trial [PDF]
Background. Although antipsychotic medication is the first line of treatment for schizophrenia, many service users choose to refuse or discontinue their harmacological treatment.
Hutton, P. +49 more
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Torsadogenic risk of antipsychotics : combining adverse event reports with drug utilization data across Europe [PDF]
Antipsychotics (APs) have been associated with risk of torsade de Pointes (TdP). This has important public health implications. Therefore, (a) we exploited the public FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to characterize their torsadogenic profile; (
Barbui, Corrado +72 more
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Guanfacine for the management of the behavioral manifestations of delirium in older hospitalized adults [PDF]
Introduction Delirium affects nearly half of hospitalized older adults and is associated with prolonged hospitalization, dementia, and death. The behavioral manifestations of delirium are generally managed with antipsychotics, but there is growing ...
Kayla Garvey, PharmD +6 more
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Hyperprolactinaemia and Antipsychotic Drug Use : The Benefits of Prolactin Screening for Mental Health Patients [PDF]
Hyperprolactinaemia is associated with drugs used in the field of Mental Health to treat psychosis (antipsychotic). This has been found to be affecting a significant number of service users taking this medication.
Shaw, Michael, Michael Shaw
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Quetiapine-induced Priapism Requiring Frequent Emergency Admissions: A Case Report
Priapism, a rare but well-known adverse reaction of first and second generation anti-psychotics, has been hypothesized to be associated with blockade of alpha 1 receptors. However, genetic abnormalities or heritability of affected cytochrome P450 alleles
Jon C. Jackson, Chasity L. Torrence
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Different types of akathisia: clinical analysis on three cases
Objective To explore the clinical presentations, probable pathogenesis and therapy of different types of akathisia. Methods and Results There were 3 cases of akathisia in this report. The diagnosis of Case 1 was acute akathisia, drug-induced parkinsonism,
Lei WANG +4 more
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Symptomatic Resolution Among Chinese Patients With Schizophrenia and Associated Factors
The remission and resolution criteria for schizophrenia were defined by the Remission in Schizophrenia Working Group in 2005, using eight core items of the positive and negative symptoms scale for schizophrenia.
Cheng-Ta Li +7 more
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Can authorities appreciably enhance the prescribing of oral generic risperidone to conserve resources? : findings from across Europe and their implications [PDF]
Generic atypical antipsychotic drugs offer health authorities opportunities for considerable savings. However, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders are complex diseases that require tailored treatments.
Barbui, Corrado +12 more
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Clinically Relevant Interactions between Atypical Antipsychotics and Anti-Infective Agents
This is a comprehensive review of the literature on drug interactions (DIs) between atypical antipsychotics and anti-infective agents that focuses on those DIs with the potential to be clinically relevant and classifies them as pharmacokinetic (PK) or ...
Edoardo Spina +3 more
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