Antidepressants and liver disease
Antidepressants and liver disease
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England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology
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English
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England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology
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Patients with cirrhosis were found to be extremely sensitive to tranylcypromine, and the use of this drug for the treatment of depression in such patients is contraindicated. Amitriptyline has a wider margin of safety in such patients, but caution is necessary when the higher therapeutic doses are prescribed.
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Antidepressants and liver disease
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1412380
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1412380
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0017-5749
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1468-3288,1458-3288
DOI
10.1136/gut.13.9.697
