Multiple drug interactions - induced serotonin syndrome: a case report

J Clin Pharm Ther. 2009 Aug;34(4):485-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01023.x.

Abstract

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening disorder of excessive serotoninergic activity often due to drug interactions. We report a case of serotonin syndrome induced by pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between three different selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and possibly ciprofloxacin. Extreme caution is necessary in patients treated with serotonin-reuptake inhibitors who need to be switched to another antidepressant or when they require the addition of concomitant drugs, especially serotoninergic drugs and isoenzimes of cytochrome P450 inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Antidepressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology
  • Ciprofloxacin / adverse effects*
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology
  • Drug Interactions
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Serotonin Syndrome / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Ciprofloxacin