Single Dose of SSRI Prompted Healthy Food Choices During Test
Citalopram increased choices of more versus fewer healthy foods relative to placebo (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - March 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Celexa (Citalopram Hydrobromide) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 25, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
The 6 Medications You Should Never Take When Driving
It’s a given that safe driving needs concentration, alertness and an ability to react in a coordinated and timely fashion. But what may not occur to you is that the medications you’re taking can seriously impact all of these things. And it’s not just prescription medications, but over-the-counter products as well.
“While laws differ from state to state, you can be charged with a DUI if caught driving hazardously while taking prescription or OTC meds, even if your doctor wrote you that prescription,” adds C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Pr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Safety Update: Suspected drug interaction between citalopram and cocaine
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has produced a drug safety update following receiving a Coroner’s report that raised concerns about a suspected drug interaction be (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - July 21, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Fentanyl can cause serotonin syndrome
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Serotonin Syndrome Induced by Fentanyl in a Child: Case Report. Robles LA. Clin Neuropharmacol 2015 Sept-Oct;38:206-8.
Abstract
When many clinicians think of serotonin syndrome (SS), they consider the usual suspects:
Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Citalopram
Fluoxetine
Sertraline
Escitalopram
Paroxetine
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
Venlafaxine
Duloxetine
Antidepressants
Trazodone
Buspirone
Clomipramine
Aside from these common culprits, there are other commonly used drugs whose clear association with serotonin syndrome is less-often realized:
Fentanyl
Methadon...
Source: The Poison Review - July 8, 2016 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Gussow Tags: Medical fentanyl opioid serotonin syndrome Source Type: news
Pharmacogenetics of citalopram-related side effects in children with depression and/or anxiety disorders - Amitai M, Kronenberg S, Carmel M, Michaelovsky E, Frisch A, Brent D, Apter A, Chen A, Weizman A, Fennig S.
Pharmacogenetic approach to antidepressant (AD) response is a promising avenue toward individualizing AD treatment. This is particularly relevant in pediatric populations because of concerns about the suicide risk of serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Unintended Consequences: FDA Drug Safety Warning BackfiresUnintended Consequences: FDA Drug Safety Warning Backfires
FDA warnings to reduce the daily dosage of citalopram to 40 mg or less to avoid the possibility of cardiac arrhythmias not only failed to do so but also resulted in poor mental health outcomes. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - June 13, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Clinical trial examines treatment of complicated grief
A new study reports on the results of a randomized clinical trial that looked at whether the antidepressant citalopram would enhance complicated grief treatment psychotherapy, and if citalopram would be efficacious without it. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: CABG Review, Citalopram Dose Reductions, Florida Primary Care/ID Opportunity (FREE)
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NEJM Group offers so many valuable resources for practicing clinicians. Here's what we chose for you today:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Review article: Coronary-artery … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Antidepressants and pregnancy: More research needed
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For many women, pregnancy and the arrival of a new baby is a joyous time — but not for every woman. Recently, postpartum depression — extreme feelings of sadness and anxiety following the birth of a child — has come out from the shadows. But what about depression during pregnancy?
It’s more common than you think: as many as 14% to 23% of pregnant women will experience symptoms of depression. It’s of sufficient public health concern that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening all pregnant women and new moms for depression. However, treating depression during preg...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - May 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Drugs and Supplements Family Planning and Pregnancy Source Type: news
SSRI May Help Alzheimer's Agitation, but Caveats AboundSSRI May Help Alzheimer's Agitation, but Caveats Abound
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram may reduce agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but only at high doses, which are not recommended by the FDA. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Researchers visualize brain's serotonin pump, provide blueprint for new, more effective SSRIs
Researchers have uncovered remarkably detailed 3-D views of one of the most important transporters in the brain -- the serotonin transporter. Their study provides fresh insight into how citalopram and paroxetine, two of the most widely prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, interact with and inhibit serotonin transport. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Researchers visualize brain's serotonin pump, provide blueprint for new, more effective SSRIs
(Oregon Health & Science University) Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Vollum Institute have uncovered remarkably detailed 3-D views of one of the most important transporters in the brain -- the serotonin transporter. Their study, published online today in the journal Nature, provides fresh insight into how citalopram and paroxetine, two of the most widely prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, interact with and inhibit serotonin transport. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 6, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Abnormal heart rhythms associated with high doses of Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide)
[8-24-2011] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals and patients that the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide; also marketed as generics) should no longer be used at doses greater than 40 mg per day because it can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 14, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
