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Unusually High Prolactin Level for Medication-Induced Hyperprolactinemia: A Case Report

open access: yesEurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive therapy for people with a schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis not taking antipsychotic medication:an exploratory trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
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
core   +1 more source

Torsadogenic risk of antipsychotics : combining adverse event reports with drug utilization data across Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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
core   +3 more sources

Guanfacine for the management of the behavioral manifestations of delirium in older hospitalized adults [PDF]

open access: yesMental Health Clinician
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
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperprolactinaemia and Antipsychotic Drug Use : The Benefits of Prolactin Screening for Mental Health Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
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
core   +2 more sources

Quetiapine-induced Priapism Requiring Frequent Emergency Admissions: A Case Report

open access: yesUrology Case Reports, 2015
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
doaj   +1 more source

Different types of akathisia: clinical analysis on three cases

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Symptomatic Resolution Among Chinese Patients With Schizophrenia and Associated Factors

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2010
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
doaj   +1 more source

Can authorities appreciably enhance the prescribing of oral generic risperidone to conserve resources? : findings from across Europe and their implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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
core   +5 more sources

Clinically Relevant Interactions between Atypical Antipsychotics and Anti-Infective Agents

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

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