See also Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) General information Fluvoxamine is a non-sedating antidepressant with fewer anticholinergic adverse effects than clomipramine or imipramine [ ]. Major adverse reactions, as with other SSRIs, include nausea and vomiting. It has a half-life…
See also HMG coenzyme-A reductase inhibitors General information It has been suggested that the pharmacokinetics of fluvastatin, including extensive biliary excretion and absence of circulating active metabolites, might be associated with a low incidence of systemic adverse reactions compared with…
See also Antiandrogens General information Flutamide is a non-steroidal antiandrogen that is used to treat prostatic cancer. Its most common adverse reactions are liver damage and photosensitivity. Drug studies Comparative studies Prostate cancer Although flutamide is sufficiently well tolerated in…
General information Flurotyl, a hexafluorinated ether, has been used as a therapeutic inhalational convulsant in psychiatry [ ]. Its intravenous use in a polyethylene glycol solution has been discontinued because of possible renal damage. In most Western and North American…
See also Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) General information In a short-term multicenter study of flurbiprofen only 6% of patients were withdrawn because of adverse reactions [ ]. However, in a prolonged open study in 1200 patients, more than 50% reported…
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General information Flupirtine is a non-opiate, centrally acting analgesic, with muscle relaxant properties. It causes predominantly nervous system adverse reactions (visual, disorientation, confusion, tremor). About 26% of patients develop minor adverse reactions [ ]. Drug studies You’re Reading a Preview…
See also Neuroleptic drugs General information Fluphenazine is a phenothiazine neuroleptic drug. In a double-blind comparison of a group of stabilized outpatients taking a low dosage of fluphenazine enanthate (1.25–5 mg every 2 weeks) with a group taking a standard…
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See also Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) General Information Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI). The manufacturers of fluoxetine have published a review of the adverse effects and reactions that were noted in 1378 patients who took it…