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An Unusual Case of Serotonin Syndrome with Oxycodone and Citalopram
Joint Authors
Ball, David
Duffy, Mary
Mellor, James D.
Walter, Clare
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 77-year-old female with recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer presented to a hospital outpatient clinic with tremor, weakness, inability to coordinate motor movements, and confusion.
It was suspected that the symptoms were due to possible central nervous system metastases; however, a CT scan of her head was unremarkable.
The lung clinic liaison pharmacist took a medication history from the patient, complimented by extra information from the patient’s community pharmacy.
The pharmacist suspected the rare side effect of serotonin syndrome was responsible for the patient’s presenting symptoms caused by the combination of oxycodone and citalopram.
The patient’s symptoms resolved soon after oxycodone was changed to morphine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Walter, Clare& Ball, David& Duffy, Mary& Mellor, James D.. 2012. An Unusual Case of Serotonin Syndrome with Oxycodone and Citalopram. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Walter, Clare…[et al.]. An Unusual Case of Serotonin Syndrome with Oxycodone and Citalopram. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458401
American Medical Association (AMA)
Walter, Clare& Ball, David& Duffy, Mary& Mellor, James D.. An Unusual Case of Serotonin Syndrome with Oxycodone and Citalopram. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458401
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458401