Serotonin syndrome during treatment with low dose of escitalopram associated with miconazole mucoadhesive tablet: A suspected drug interaction

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 845-847

  Baptista, Grégory ^a   Eiden, Céline ^a   Monguillot, Paul ^a   Philibert, Christelle ^a   Jeandel, Claude ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

cytochrome P450; drug interaction; elderly; escitalopram; miconazole; serotonin syndrome

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; MICONAZOLE; SODIUM;

AGED; ANOREXIA; APATHY; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; RATING SCALE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TABLET; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CITALOPRAM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICONAZOLE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TABLETS;

EID: 84859124134     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211002754     Document Type: Article

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