Bleeding gums: duloxetine may be the cause.
J Postgrad Med
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2007 Jan-Mar; 53(1): 44-5
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Duloxetine is a newly introduced drug. It is being prescribed for the management of diabetic neuropathic pain and major depressive disorder. The most frequently observed adverse events with duloxetine are nausea, dry mouth and somnolence, constipation, diarrhea, decreased appetite, weight loss, feeling of fatigue, dizziness, somnolence, hypohidrosis, decreased libido and erectile dysfunction. One of the patients being prescribed the drug developed bleeding gums on being started with the drug which resolved on stopping it. We hereby report this case.
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Main subject:
Thiophenes
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Humans
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Male
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Gingival Hemorrhage
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Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
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Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
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Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
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Adult
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Depressive Disorder, Major
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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