Mirtazapine-induced hepatocellular-type liver injury

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 825-

  Kang, Seung Gul ^a   Yoon, Byung Mun ^b   Park, Young Min ^c  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Department of Psychiatry Maumtomaum Clinic Yongin ^*  (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPRAZOLAM; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; ESCITALOPRAM; LORAZEPAM; MIRTAZAPINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDLINE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIANSERIN; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958810662     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1Q078     Document Type: Letter

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