Possible Interaction between Fluoxetine and Pimozide Causing Sinus Bradycardia
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 38 (1) , 62-63
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674379303800116
Abstract
Fluoxetine has been reported to have interactions with antipsychotics and other antidepressants with symptoms of toxicity of these drugs. We report a case of a possible interaction with pimozide which led to a potentially life threatening bradycardia. Careful monitoring should be done when these two drugs are prescribed at the same time, especially in the elderly and inpatients with cardiac disease.Keywords
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