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Idiopathic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (Gilbert's syndrome) and concurrent psychotropic drug administration.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8378413     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gilbert's Syndrome is a benign familial condition in which unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurs in the absence of structural liver disease or hemolysis. Phenothiazines and tricyclic medications are often withheld in patients with preexisting liver disease. The authors present four patients with Gilbert's Syndrome and concurrent psychiatric illness. Administration of phenothiazine antipsychotics or tricyclic antidepressants proved beneficial and produced no adverse effects on hepatic function. The authors discuss clinical aspects of Gilbert's Syndrome in psychiatric patients and conclude that phenothiazine antipsychotic medication should not necessarily be withheld from these patients.
Authors:
R Durst; K Jabotinsky-Rubin; A Dorevitch; L Kikinzon; R Tur-Kaspa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pharmacopsychiatry     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0176-3679     ISO Abbreviation:  Pharmacopsychiatry     Publication Date:  1993 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-10-21     Completed Date:  1993-10-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8402938     Medline TA:  Pharmacopsychiatry     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  49-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Talbieh Mental Health Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / therapeutic use*
Depressive Disorder / complications,  drug therapy
Female
Fluphenazine / therapeutic use
Gilbert Disease / complications*,  drug therapy
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / complications*,  drug therapy
Middle Aged
Paranoid Disorders / complications,  drug therapy
Phenothiazines / therapeutic use*
Schizoid Personality Disorder / complications,  drug therapy
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; 0/Phenothiazines; 69-23-8/Fluphenazine

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