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Clarithromycin and CNS disturbances
AdverseDrugReaction A LOS ANGELES, CALIF., ED reported three cases of central nervous system (CNS) disturbances in otherwise-- healthy young...
Nursing, 03/01/01 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Fluoxetine and hepatitis
A 39-YEAR-OLD MAN who'd been taking fluoxetine (Prozac), 20 mg daily, for more than a year was admitted to the ED with sharp pain in the right...
Nursing, 12/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Amphotericin B reaction
A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN was being treated for meningitis with amphotericin B through an intraventricular reservoir. Despite pretreatment medications, he...
Nursing, 11/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Omeprazole and nephritis
A 70-YEAR-OLD woman complained to her physician of a 24-hour fever preceded by 2 weeks of fatigue. She had no other symptoms. Three weeks earlier,...
Nursing, 10/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Olanzapine and rhabdomyolysis
A 39-YEAR-OLD man with a long history of schizophrenia wasn't doing well on antipsychotic medications such as haloperidol and clozapine, so he was...
Nursing, 09/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Pramipexole and somnolence
EIGHT MEN taking pramipexole (Mirapex) for Parkinson's disease reported sudden attacks of sleep while attending business meetings, making telephone...
Nursing, 08/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
OTC laxative woes
OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) laxatives caused hyperphosphatemia and esophageal obstruction, according to two reports. In the first report, a 76-year-old...
Nursing, 06/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Hydroxyurea and hepatitis
WHY DID THESE HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS DEVELOP LIVER DAMAGE? A REPORT IN Clinical Infectious Diseases describes two cases of liver injury in patients...
Nursing, 05/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Cimetidine and hot flashes
WHY DID THIS MAN DEVELOP NU990PAUSAL SYMPTOM? A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN with end-stage renal disease started taking 400 mg of cimetidine (Tagamet) daily...
Nursing, 02/01/00 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication -
Risperidone, edema, and more
THIS ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG HAS BEEN LINKED TO SEVERAL PROBLEMS. RISPERIDONE (RISPERDAL) is the most widely used of the newer atypical antipsychotic...
Nursing, 12/01/99 by Shuster, Joel · More from publication
