Drug points: Interaction between cyclosporin and fluoxetine
- 12 August 1995
- Vol. 311 (7002) , 422
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7002.422
Abstract
Dr R C HORTON and Mr R S BONSER (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH) write: We report an interaction between cyclosporin and fluoxetine causing a rise in cyclosporin concentrations. A 59 year old man underwent cardiac transplantation for end stage heart failure. Cyclosporin was given as an immunosuppressant, and he was maintained on 225 mg twice daily with a stable trough whole blood concentration …Keywords
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