Probable drug-drug interaction leading to serotonin syndrome in a patient treated with concomitant buspirone and linezolid in the setting of therapeutic hypothermia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 610-613

  Morrison, E K ^a   Rowe, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

drug drug interaction; safety

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; PETHIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SHIVERING; TACHYCARDIA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; URINE CULTURE;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; BUSPIRONE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; OXAZOLIDINONES; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 84865864741     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2012.01344.x     Document Type: Article

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