Substituting carbamazepine with a oxcarbazepine increases citalopram levels. A report on two cases

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 156-158

  Leinonen, E ^a,b   Lepola, U ^b   Koponen, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Psychiatric Research Clinic of Kuopio   (Finland)

^c Moisio Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; OXCARBAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030018415     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979563     Document Type: Article

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