Complete heart block (CHB) is a serious condition, usually affecting older patients. We report a case of CHB in a 31-year-old pregnant woman treated with sertraline in whom atrioventricular (AV) conduction normalized after discontinuation of sertraline ...
Frederik Cosedis Enevoldsen, MBBS +2 more
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Sertraline and Phenytoin Drug Interaction in a Geriatric Patient [PDF]
This report presents the case of a 78-year-old man residing in a nursing home who presented with a 2-month history of increasing lethargy and confusion. These symptoms coincided with the initiation of sertraline in the patient.
Caprio, Thomas V. +4 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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The safety and efficacy of botulinum toxin A on the treatment of depression
Objectives Effective strategy for the treatment of depression is limited. This study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) in the treatment of depression. Methods Seventy‐six patients were assigned to the BoNT/A group (n =
Qilin Zhang +12 more
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Potential antidepressant effects of scutellaria baicalensis, hericium erinaceus and rhodiola rosea [PDF]
Recent studies focused on the pharmacology and feasibility of herbal compounds as a potential strategy to target a variety of human diseases ranging from metabolic to brain disorders. Accordingly, bioactive ingredients which are found within a variety of
Biagioni, F +5 more
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A functional variant in the serotonin receptor 7 gene (HTR7), rs7905446, is associated with good response to SSRIs in bipolar and unipolar depression. [PDF]
Predicting antidepressant response has been a clinical challenge for mood disorder. Although several genome-wide association studies have suggested a number of genetic variants to be associated with antidepressant response, the sample sizes are small and
Aitchison, Katherine J +14 more
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: Introduction: Before dapoxetine was approved for the treatment of lifelong premature ejaculation (LPE) in China, daily dosing with off-label sertraline was common. Aim: To investigate the efficacy of dapoxetine in the treatment of patients with LPE as
Guoxiong Liu, MD +4 more
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A meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder: an examination of efficacy, moderators, and mediators [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is among the most prevalent mental disorders, associated with impaired functioning and poor quality of life. Pharmacotherapy is the most widely utilized treatment option.
Borenstein M +8 more
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Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cardiovascular disease [PDF]
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibiting drugs (SSRIs) are widely used for endogenous depression. In addition to depleting the nerve terminals of serotonin they also lower blood platelet serotonin levels.
Belcher, P.R. +2 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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