Peripheral edema associated with low dose of pregabalin in an older person
| Autor: | Shivanee Kumari, Aseem Mehra, Sandeep Grover |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 105-107 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2348-9995 2395-3322 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jgmh.jgmh_31_20 |
| 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. |
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