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Mirtazapine for Pruritus [PDF]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2003
Pruritus is a relatively rare but distressing symptom associated with cholestasis, renal failure, and malignancies. Medical management recently has included the use of ondansetron and paroxetine. We report four patients whose pruritus responded to mirtazapine.
Declan Walsh, Steven Andresen
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Antidepressants in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Focus on the Role of Mirtazapine

Pharmaceuticals, 2021
Mirtazapine belongs to the category of antidepressants clinically used mainly in major depressive disorder but also used in obsessive-compulsive disorders, generalized anxiety, and sleep disturbances.
Nuno Vale, Ana Salome Correia
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Attenuation of cue-induced heroin-seeking by the atypical antidepressant mirtazapine [PDF]

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: The addiction profile of opioids reflects imbalances in downstream transmitters, including dopamine and serotonin (5-HT). The atypical antidepressant mirtazapine has multiple sites of action, including antagonism at 5-HT2A receptors and ...
Amanda L. Persons, T. Celeste Napier
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Atypical antidepressant mirtazapine inhibits 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptor currents in NCB-20 cells

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2023
Mirtazapine, an atypical antidepressant, is known to enhance serotonergic transmission by inhibiting the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)1A, 5-HT2C, and 5-HT3 receptors. However, the mechanism of action on the 5-HT3 receptor remains unclear.
Yong Soo Park, Haejung Oh, Ki-Wug Sung
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Appetite Stimulant and Anti-Emetic Effect of Mirtazapine Transdermal Ointment in Cats Affected by Lymphoma Following Chemotherapy Administration: A Multi-Centre Retrospective Study

Animals, 2022
In humans, mirtazapine can prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and improve cancer patients’ quality of life (QoL). This drug is being increasingly used as an appetite stimulant in cats.
Livia Ferro, Stefano Ciccarelli, Giacomo Stanzani, Lisa Nappi, Francesca Angelini, Chiara Leo   +5 more
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Mirtazapine-induced neutropenic sepsis in an older person: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Mirtazapine is a frequently prescribed psychotropic drug for depression in older age. It is considered safe and has a side-effect profile uniquely favorable to an older person affected by reduced appetite, difficulty maintaining body weight ...
Alice Maidwell-Smith, Charlotte Kirk
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The Antidepressant Mirtazapine Rapidly Shifts Hepatic B Cell Populations and Functional Cytokine Signatures in the Mouse

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
IntroductionB cells are important regulators of both adaptive and innate immunity. The normal liver contains significant numbers of B cells, and their numbers increase dramatically in immune-mediated liver diseases.
Wagdi Almishri, Wagdi Almishri, Wagdi Almishri, Rachelle P. Davis, Rachelle P. Davis, Abdel-Aziz Shaheen, Mohammed O. Altonsy, Mohammed O. Altonsy, Mohammed O. Altonsy, Craig N. Jenne, Craig N. Jenne, Mark G. Swain, Mark G. Swain, Mark G. Swain   +13 more
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Suvorexant and mirtazapine improve chronic pain-related changes in parameters of sleep and voluntary physical performance in mice with sciatic nerve ligation.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Both chronic pain and sleep disorders are associated with a reduction in the quality of life. They can be both a cause and a consequence of each other, and should therefore be simultaneously treated.
Hisakatsu Ito, Hiroshi Tsuneki, Toshiyasu Sasaoka, Naoki Toyooka, Mitsuhiro Matsuo, Mitsuaki Yamazaki   +5 more
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First-Degree Atrioventricular Block with Tachycardia from Paliperidone and Mirtazapine Overdose

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Background: Paliperidone and mirtazapine are psychotropic agents associated with proarrhythmic effects.  Case Presentation: A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit on two separate occasions for attempting suicide by overdosing on ...
Brian Cheung, Chris Levy, Abhijit Shivkumar   +2 more
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Comparison of the groups treated with mirtazapine and selective serotonine reuptake inhibitors with respect to birth outcomes and severity of psychiatric disorder

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2019
Objective: The literature provides very limited information on mirtazapine usage in the pregnancy period. The groups including pregnant women who used SSRI or mirtazapine as a single treatment, SSRI–mirtazapine combination treatment and unmedicated ...
Buket Belkız Güngör, Nalan Öztürk, Ayça Öngel Atar, Nazan Aydın   +3 more
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