Contribution of UK Prescription-Based Event Monitoring Methods in the Pharmacovigilance of Psychotropic Medications

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Study Characteristics PEM M-PEM SCEM Setting Primary care Secondary care Prescribers General Practitioner Specialist Design Non-interventional observational cohort Data Source Secondary use of data from existing medical records Ethics Waiver…

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Safety of Psychotropic Drugs in the Elderly

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Edoardo Spina and Gianluca Trifirò (eds.)Pharmacovigilance in Psychiatry10.1007/978-3-319-24741-0_14 14. Safety of Psychotropic Drugs in the Elderly Kate L. Lapane1  , Anne Hume2, 3  , Christine Ulbricht1   and Giovanni Gambassi4   (1) Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of…

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Safety of Psychotropic Drugs in Children and Adolescents

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Antipsychotic drug Indication FDA approval patient age (years) EMA approval patient age (years) FGAs Haloperidola Schizophrenia – ≥3b Behavioral disorders (hyperactivity, aggression) – ≥3b Gilles de la Tourette syndrome –…

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Safety and Tolerability of Mood Stabilisers

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  Lithium N (%) Therapeutic agent toxicity 601 (2.3 %) Tremor 525 (2.01 %) Drug interaction 477 (1.82 %) Confusional state 337 (1.29 %) Completed suicide 299 (1.14 %) Drug…

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Safety and Tolerability of Anxiolytics/Sedative-Hypnotics

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Common Less common Rare Anxiety Muscle pain Convulsions Insomnia Vomiting Delirium Dysphoria Hyperacusis Psychotic symptoms Excitability Photophobia Delusions Poor memory and concentration Altered sensation Hallucinations Dizziness Depersonalization Mania Gastrointestinal problems…

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Safety and Tolerability of Antipsychotics

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Drug D2 5HT2A M H1 Alpha-1 Adverse side-effect association Reference compound Spiperone 4 – – – – EPS, tardive dyskinesia, prolactin Ketanserin – 4 – – – Rhabdomyolysis 3-quinuclidinyl-4-iodobenzilate (QNB)…

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