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Fluoxetine treatment of depression caused by interferon-alpha.

Abstract
Interferon-alpha is the only approved and effective treatment for hepatitis C. Psychiatric side effects are common and have frequently required a decrease in dose or discontinuation of therapy. We here report a case of interferon-alpha-induced depression in a 40-yr-old man with hepatitis C successfully treated with the antidepressant fluoxetine, which allowed completion of interferon treatment.
AuthorsJ L Levenson, H J Fallon
JournalThe American journal of gastroenterology (Am J Gastroenterol) Vol. 88 Issue 5 Pg. 760-1 (May 1993) ISSN: 0002-9270 [Print] United States
PMID8480744 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Interferon Type I
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Fluoxetine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Depression (drug therapy, etiology)
  • Fluoxetine (therapeutic use)
  • Hepatitis C (therapy)
  • Humans
  • Interferon Type I (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Male
  • Recombinant Proteins

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