Drug-drug interactions in pediatric psychopharmacology.

Abstract

Serious consequences caused by drug-drug interactions continue to plague contemporary pharmacotherapy. The possibility of a drug-drug interaction should be suspected anytime a new or unexpected effect occurs that complicates the clinical management of a patient in the setting where the patient is receiving more than one drug. In this article, the authors address the mechanisms of pharmacokinetic-based drug-drug interactions focusing on important interactions that may occur with the common medications a pediatrician may prescribe to the child receiving psychoactive medication(s) prescribed by a child psychiatrist.

• Authors: A P Ten Eick, H Nakamura, M D Reed
• Journal: Pediatric clinics of North America (Pediatr Clin North Am) Vol. 45 Issue 5 Pg. 1233-64, x-xi (Oct 1998) ISSN: 0031-3955 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9884684 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Psychotropic Drugs

Topics

• Adolescent
• Anxiety Disorders (drug therapy)
• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (drug therapy)
• Child
• Depressive Disorder (drug therapy)
• Drug Interactions
• Humans
• Psychopharmacology
• Psychotic Disorders (drug therapy)
• Psychotropic Drugs (classification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology)