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Stefan
Kropp, MD, Clinical Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover
School of Medicine, Germany |
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Comments
are welcome via email: kropp.stefan@mh-hannover.de |
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Dear
colleagues and readers, |
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please
find enclosed more readings which might be useful for your
clinical administration of psychotropic drug therapy. As
before the drug information focuses on drug interactions,
side-effects or new effects of known psychotropics. |
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Ziprasidone
an Alternative for Olanzapine-Induced Hyperglycemia? In
this case-report, an new-onset diabetes under olanzapine
vanished and the patient had normal fasting blood glucose
levels after change to Ziprasidone. Am J Psychiatry 2002;159:
1606 |
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Myocarditis
with Quetiapine? First case report of a possible quetiapine-related
myocarditis. Am J Psychiatry 2002;159: 1607 |
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Switching
Antipsychotic Medication: General Recommendations and Switching
to Amisulpride. Curr Med Res Opin 2002;18:201-208 (also
via www.medscape.com) |
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Risperidon
Consta® available in Germany for the labeled use in
schizophrenia. |
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Metoclopramide-Induced
Supersensitivity Psychosis. To case-reports: after discontinuation
two men developed hallucinations and delusions. Ann Pharmacother
2002; 36:1387-1390 |
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Ginkgo-biloba
extracts associated with the risk of bleeding. As Ginkgo
is an „over the conter“ medication, prescribing
physicians need the information if any profibrinolytic drugs
(as Ginkgo) are already given to their patient. Dt Ärzteblatt
2002; Jg. 99; Heft 33: A 2214 |
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Hawaiian
baby woodrose: (Psycho-) Pharmacological effects of the
seeds of Argyreia nervosa. A Case-report. Nervenarzt 2002
73: 892–896 |
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Transient
global amnesia after sildenafil (Viagra) use (letter). Neurology
2002; 59: 778 |
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| Helpful
suggestions came from: Thomas Huber, MD; Horst
Haltenhof, MD |
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Dear
colleagues and readers, |
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please
find enclosed more readings which might be useful for your
clinical administration of psychotropic drug therapy. As
before the drug information focuses on drug interactions,
side-effects or new effects of known psychotropics. |
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Ziprasidone:
the first adverse events from the American Journal of Psychiatry
including Rhabdomyolysis. Pancreatitis, Hyperglycemia, Migraine
(?) and Dyskinesia. Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159: 1436-1436 |
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Guidelines
for the right choice /avoidance of certain food in combination
with Jatrosom N®. www.esparma.de
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Mirtazapine
overdose with benign outcome. Case report and references
with other cases: Mirtazapine appears to be relatively safe
in overdosing. Raja M, Azzoni A. Eur Psychiatry 2002; 17:107 |
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SSRIs
increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding because
SSRIs decrease the amount of serotonin in platelets. The
patients with the highest risk might be those with an upper
gastrointestinal bleeding. Van Walraven et al. BMJ 2001;
323:1-6 |
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?Off
label use in psychopharmacotherapy. Discussion paper of
the DGPPN concerning new directives of the health insurances.
Fritze J, Schmauß M. Nervenarzt 2002;8: 796-799 |
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Spontaneous
dyskinesia and parkinsonism in never medicated, chronically
ill patients with schizophrenia. A follow-up. McCreadie
et al. Br J Psychiatry 2002; 181: 135-137Spontaneous dyskinesia
and parkinsonism in never medicated, chronically ill patients
with schizophrenia. A follow-up. McCreadie et al. Br J Psychiatry
2002; 181: 135-137 |
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| Helpful
suggestions came from: Horst Haltenhof, MD; |
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Sudden
unexplained death in psychiatric in-patients related to
hypertension, ischemic heart disease and current treatment
with thioridazine but not with other antipsychotic drugs.
Reilly et al. Br J Psychiatry 2002; 189: 515-522 |
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Possible
neuroleptic malignant syndrome with quetiapine? (letter).
Sing et al. Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159: 149-150 |
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Clozapine-hexal
without controlled administration. Drug precribing physicians
don’t need to register if they precribe the drug in
contrast to Leponex® or Elcrit®. No change in laboratory
makeup or safety procedures. Source: Hexal phamaceuticals
7-2002. |
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Liver
failure due to intake of 150 mg Nefazodone b.i.d.? Case
report. Ehrentraut et al. Nervenarzt 2002; 73:686-689 |
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Kava-Kava
products because of hepatotocicity withdrawn from German
market. Source: http://www.bfarm.de/de_ver/arzneimittel/amrisiken/stufenplan/Besch-Kava-Final.pdf
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No
justification not to treat patients with interferon alfa
when psychiatric diseases are preexisting. Pariante CM,
et al. N Engl J Med 2002; 347: 148-149 (letter) |
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Akatinol
Memantine® will be renamed Axura® and Ebixa®
in Germany starting August 1st. Source: Merz and Lundbeck
Pharmaceuticals. |
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Interactions
between Psychotropics, Anaestetics and ECT (very helpful
review for all possible interactions for the clinical practice
which might include ECT). Naguib and Koorn, CNS Drugs 2002;
16: 229-247 |
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| Helpful
suggestions came from: Horst Haltenhof, MD;
Detlef Dietrich, MD; |
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Asymptomatic
Bradycardia Associated with Amisulpride (case-report). Pedrosa
Gil et al. Pharmacopsychiatry 2001; 34: 259-261 |
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Comparison
of Weight, Lipid and Glucose Changes between Risperidone
and Olanzapine (Original Conrtibution): Meyer. J Clin Psychiatry
2002; 63: 425-433 |
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Bradycardia
and Hypoxia with Amisulpride (letter). Züchner: Dtsch
Med Wochschr 2002; 127:983 |
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Priapism
Associated with Zuclopentixol (Case-Report): Salado et al:
Ann Pharmacother 2002; 36: 1016-1018 |
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Sudden
late Onset of Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis: Ann Pharmacother
2002; 36: 1012-1015 |
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Cytochrome
P450 2D6 Deficiency and ist Clinical relevance in a Patient
treated with Risperidone: Köhnke et al, Pharmacopsychiatry
2002; 35: 116-118 |
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Citalopram
Overdose with 600 mg with bradycardia and therapy with a
temporary pacemaker (case report). Rothenhäusler et
al: Pharmacopsychiatry 2002: 33: 150-152 |
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Fluvoxamine:
Safety profile in Extensive Postmarketing Surveillance.
Buchberger and Wagner, Pharmacopsychiatry 2002; 35: 101-108 |
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Drug
induced QT-prolongation and Torsade-de-Pointes arrhythmia.
(Overview on proarrythmetic drugs or combinations, relevant
for practical drug prescribing) Haffner et al. Dtsch Med
Wochschr 2002; 127:1022-1024 |
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