Prescrire bilan. Towards better patient care: drugs to avoid
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Its adverse effects are disproportionate to its very modest efficacy and include aggressive outbursts,
serotonin syndrome, and syncope. A psychological and behavioural approach, or application of the anaesthetic combination lidocaine + prilocaine on the glans penis are better options in this situation.
Very low-risk or low-risk patients (defined by using commonly accepted categories such as American Urological Association guidelines) are unlikely to have disease identified by bone scan. Accordingly, bone scans are generally unnecessary in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer who have a PSA <10.0 ng/mL and a Gleason score less than 7 unless the patient’s history or clinical examination suggests bony involvement. Progression to the bone is much more common in advanced local disease ...
Prescrire bilan. Towards better patient care: drugs to avoid
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It not only have the adverse effect effects of SSRI antidepressants, it can also cause heart disorders (hypertension, tachycardia, arrhythmias, prolongation of the QT interval) due to it noradrenergic
exercise. Venlafaxine overdoses are associated with a high risk of cardiac arrest.
Prescrire bilan. Towards better patient care: drugs to avoid
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It not only have the adverse effects of SSRI antidepressants, it can also cause heart disorders (hypertension, tachycardia, arrhythmias, prolongation of the QT interval) due to it's noradrenergic exercise.