Serotonin syndrome caused by drug to drug interaction between escitalopram and dextromethorphan
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221486
Abstract: A 63-year-old woman with a history of long-standing depression, maintained on escitalopram, presented with altered mental status. Patient had recently been prescribed dextromethorphan-promethazine cough syrup 2 weeks prior for an upper respiratory tract infection. On admission,… read more here.
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