TY - JOUR
T1 - The new antidepressants
T2 - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
AU - Labellarte, M. J.
AU - Walkup, J. T.
AU - Riddle, M. A.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - This article provides a resource for choosing among available SSRIs to treat pediatric patients. SSRIs are addressed according to five areas of interest: treatment efficacy data, untoward effects profile, pharmacokinetic characteristics, potential drug-drug interactions, and cost. Strategies for SSRI dosing and pretreatment work-up are also discussed. Included in the article is a reference table for SSRI dosing, available preparations, and cost per dose. Also included is an abbreviated reference table of important cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes, isoenzyme inhibition by SSRIs, and selected psychotropic and somatic medication substrates.
AB - This article provides a resource for choosing among available SSRIs to treat pediatric patients. SSRIs are addressed according to five areas of interest: treatment efficacy data, untoward effects profile, pharmacokinetic characteristics, potential drug-drug interactions, and cost. Strategies for SSRI dosing and pretreatment work-up are also discussed. Included in the article is a reference table for SSRI dosing, available preparations, and cost per dose. Also included is an abbreviated reference table of important cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes, isoenzyme inhibition by SSRIs, and selected psychotropic and somatic medication substrates.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70066-3
DO - 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70066-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 9884679
AN - SCOPUS:0031722803
SN - 0031-3955
VL - 45
SP - 1137
EP - 1155
JO - Pediatric clinics of North America
JF - Pediatric clinics of North America
IS - 5
ER -