Combination of Citalopram and Nortriptyline in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Double – Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial [PDF]
Objective: The fact that some antidepressants with strong effects on serotonin reuptake blockade fail to relieve obsessive-compulsive symptoms has caused growing interest in investigating noradrenergic function in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) . In
Firoozeh Raisi +2 more
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Usefulness of serotoninergic challenge with oral citalopram [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Challenge tests designed to evaluate serotoninergic pathways have widely used intravenous citalopram. Oral citalopram has also been used, but unsatisfactory results were obtained with a dose of 20 mg.
Paulo Mattos +4 more
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Stereoselective Biotransformation: Transfer of Learning to Advance Drug Metabolism and Biocatalysis
Understanding stereoselective biotransformations has implications for predicting drug disposition and response and may also inspire novel biocatalytic and biomimetic strategies to address challenges in metabolite and API synthesis. ABSTRACT Chirality is an important determinant of drug action, as enantiomers can exhibit markedly different ...
Grace A. Okunlola, Godwin A. Aleku
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Towards the clinical implementation of pharmacogenetics in bipolar disorder. [PDF]
BackgroundBipolar disorder (BD) is a psychiatric illness defined by pathological alterations between the mood states of mania and depression, causing disability, imposing healthcare costs and elevating the risk of suicide.
A Berghofer +172 more
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Background Recent studies have raised concerns about the reduced efficacy of citalopram when used concurrently with proton pump inhibitors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between clinical use of citalopram and omeprazole and the ...
Wen‐Tung Wu +7 more
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Antidepressants stimulate population growth in the harpacticoid copepod Nitocra spinipes [PDF]
Like many pharmaceuticals, antidepressants are designed in such a way that they do not degrade easily. Due to their limited breakdown capabilities, they often enter sewage systems in their active form and may even end up in the environment.
De Schamphelaere, Karel, Koch, Josef
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for stroke recovery. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Stroke is the major cause of adult disability. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been used for many years to manage depression.
Anne Claxton +6 more
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Pharmacometabolomic mapping of early biochemical changes induced by sertraline and placebo. [PDF]
In this study, we characterized early biochemical changes associated with sertraline and placebo administration and changes associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Bogdanov, MB +11 more
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Torsade de pointes caused by citalopram during the pacemaker battery‐depletion phase: A case report
Drug‐induced QT prolongation, primarily antiarrhythmic drugs, is a common cause of torsade de pointes (TdP). Although there have been previous reports of drug‐induced TdP in patients, it has not been well documented when caused by citalopram during the ...
Junwen Wang, Ziyi Sun, Siming Tao
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Interventions for treating depression after stroke [PDF]
Background: Depression is an important consequence of stroke that impacts on recovery yet is often not detected or inadequately treated. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2004.
Agnoli +254 more
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