Drug points: Postural hypotension induced by paroxetine
| Autor: | G Pinner, C Andrews |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Monoamine oxidase business.industry General Engineering General Medicine Paroxetine Pharmacotherapy chemistry Anesthesia medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Antidepressant Serotonin business Reuptake inhibitor Depression (differential diagnoses) General Environmental Science Tricyclic medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 316:595-595 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.316.7131.595 |
| Popis: | Antidepressant prescribing in elderly people is influenced by side effects and the patient's physical state.1 The high rate of falls and fractures in this age group may relate to antidepressant induced postural hypotension.2 Tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors may produce postural hypotension,3 so treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is often preferred in older patients. We report a case of … |
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