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Adverse effects of interactions between antipsychotics and medications used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
CONCLUSIONS: Due to a high risk of interactions and related adverse effects, particular attention should be paid while using cardiovascular medications with antipsychotics. Clinical decisions should be preceded by a detailed analysis of safety, risk-benefit ratio to search for, as safe as possible, drug combinations. PMID: 32124390 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Pharmacological Reports - March 1, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Siwek M, Woroń J, Gorostowicz A, Wordliczek J Tags: Pharmacol Rep Source Type: research

Toxic and Endocrine Myopathies
This article discusses the clinical features, pathophysiology, and management of toxic and endocrine myopathies. Recent Findings: Early detection and expeditious correction of metabolic disturbances in endocrinopathies such as Cushing syndrome, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, and acromegaly can minimize and prevent neurologic complications including myopathy. Recently proposed mechanisms of injury in patients with critical illness myopathy include inhibition of protein synthesis, mitochondrial dysfunction, disruption of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, oxidative stress, and disruption of intramuscular calcium homeostasi...
Source: CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology - December 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research