Johanna Engel, Beatrice Haack, Oliver Zolk, Timo Greiner, Martin Heinze, Sermin Toto, Johanna Seifert, Stefan Bleich, Catherine Glocker, Renate Grohmann, Michael Schneider, Susanne Stübner
Edema as an adverse drug reaction is a commonly underestimated yet potentially debilitating condition. This study analyzes the incidence of severe psychotropic drug-induced edema (e.g., edema affecting the face, legs, or multiple body parts and lasting for more than 1 week, or in any case necessitating subsequent diuretic use) among psychiatric inpatients. The cases under examination are derived from an observational pharmacovigilance program conducted in German-speaking countries ("Arzneimittelsicherheit in der Psychiatrie", AMSP) from 1993 to 2016...
February 14, 2024: Journal of Neural Transmission