Prakt. lékáren. 2018; 14(2): 63-66 | DOI: 10.36290/lek.2018.058
Pharmacologically induced depressions represent complications of patients’ health and worsen their prognoses. A big range ofdrugs has a depressogenic potential: antiparkinsonian drugs (L-dopa, amantadine), anticonvulsants (topiramate, phenobarbital),disease-modifying drugs used for multiple sclerosis (interferon-α, glatiramer acetate), drugs used in oncology (interleukins,procarbazine, vincristine), antihypertensive drugs (methyldopa), corticoids, benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics (pethidine), antibiotics(ciprofloxacin), antiviral drugs etc. This review summarizes the most common drug-induced depressions and possibilitiesof their solutions.
Received: January 18, 2018; Accepted: January 18, 2018; Published: June 20, 2018 Show citation