Triptan migraine treatments and antidepressants: Risk of serotonin syndrome

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 874-875

  Wooltorton, Eric ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLORGYLINE; COCAINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; ESCITALOPRAM; FENTANYL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEVODOPA; LINEZOLID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; RITONAVIR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SIBUTRAMINE; TRAMADOL; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CATABOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRAINE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG INTERACTION;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 33750110000     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061217     Document Type: Article

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