Cyproheptadine adverse drug interaction with anti-epileptic drugs
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20180677Keywords:
Antiepileptic drugs and H1 and 5- HT1/2 receptor antagonist, Cyproheptadine and seizure, H1 and 5- HT1/2 receptor antagonists and seizureAbstract
Cyproheptadine is a H1 and 5- HT1/2 receptor antagonists, impairing the anticonvulsant activity of antiepileptic drugs and reduces threshold, increases severity of seizures, when administered chronically. Anuj a 13 years old male from Delhi, known case of SSPE stage-III with epilepsy, on oral anti-epileptic drug has seizure induction followed the use of oral cyproheptadine. Stopping cyproheptadine, patient didn’t sustain any further seizures.
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