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Proton pump inhibitors may enhance the risk of citalopram‐ and escitalopram‐associated sudden cardiac death among patients receiving hemodialysis

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Polypharmacy is common in the hemodialysis population and increases the likelihood that patients will be exposed to clinically significant drug–drug interactions. Concurrent use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) with citalopram… Click to show full abstract

Polypharmacy is common in the hemodialysis population and increases the likelihood that patients will be exposed to clinically significant drug–drug interactions. Concurrent use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) with citalopram or escitalopram may potentiate the QT‐prolonging effects of these selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors through pharmacodynamic and/or pharmacokinetic interactions.

Keywords: proton pump; citalopram escitalopram; hemodialysis; pump inhibitors

Journal Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Year Published: 2022

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