Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(3e) [Prakt. lékáren. 2018; 14(2): 63-66]
Pharmacologically induced depressions represent complications of patients’ health and worsen their prognoses. A big range of drugs hasa depressogenic potential: antiparkinsonian drugs (L-dopa, amantadine), anticonvulsants (topiramate, phenobarbital), disease-modifying drugsused for multiple sclerosis (interferon-α, glatiramer acetate), drugs used in oncology (interleukins, procarbazine, vincristine), antihypertensivedrugs (methyldopa), corticoids, benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics (pethidine), antibiotics (ciprofloxacin), antiviral drugs etc. This review summarizesthe most common drug-induced depressions and possibilities of their solutions.
Published: October 15, 2018 Show citation