Peripheral edema associated with low dose of pregabalin in an older person
| Autor: | Sandeep Grover, Shivanee Kumari, Aseem Mehra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Older person
medicine.medical_specialty Nonsteroidal medicine.drug_class business.industry lcsh:RC435-571 peripheral oedema Antibiotics Low dose Pregabalin Peripheral edema lcsh:Geriatrics chemistry.chemical_compound lcsh:RC952-954.6 chemistry Internal medicine adverse effect lcsh:Psychiatry medicine pregabalin medicine.symptom Adverse effect business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 105-107 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2395-3322 2348-9995 |
| Popis: | Peripheral edema has been reported as an adverse effect of various medications including antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-hypertensive drugs, antipsychotics, etc., There are a limited number of cases reported the association of a high dose of Pregabalin association with peripheral edema, but none of them reported the low dose association with peripheral edema. We report a case of an older person presented with depressive disorder, had peripheral edema with 50 mg of pregabalin. It is suggested that a clinician should be aware of this association. Geriatrician should be careful when advising the pregabalin to an older person. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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