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Psychosis? Beware - case series of clarithromycin and psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Adam Abba-Aji  and
Owen Mulligan
Adam Abba-Aji
Affiliation:
Psychiatry for Older People
Owen Mulligan
Affiliation:
Sligo Mental Health Services, Ballytivnan, Sligo, Ireland
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Abstract

We describe two case reports presenting approximately one year apart These indicate a possible association between clarithromycin and psychosis. Such an association presents new challenges for clinicians based in non-psychiatric hospital settings and primary care physicians.

Type
Case report
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 79 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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