Pitfalls in Geriatric Prescribing: Antidepressants and Extreme Sedation

In this study, a case is presented in which initiation of an antidepressant drug was associated with an episode of extreme sedation. This case provides an opportunity to highlight possible pitfalls in geriatric prescribing.

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Autor principal: Namiki, Hirofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6535864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31214264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4290207
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spelling pubmed-65358642019-06-18 Pitfalls in Geriatric Prescribing: Antidepressants and Extreme Sedation Namiki, Hirofumi Case Rep Med Case Report In this study, a case is presented in which initiation of an antidepressant drug was associated with an episode of extreme sedation. This case provides an opportunity to highlight possible pitfalls in geriatric prescribing. Hindawi 2019-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6535864/ /pubmed/31214264 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4290207 Text en Copyright © 2019 Hirofumi Namiki. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Pitfalls in Geriatric Prescribing: Antidepressants and Extreme Sedation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6535864/
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