Citation

Moore TJ, Glenmullen J, Furberg CD. PLoS One 2010; 5(12): e15337.

Affiliation

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0015337

PMID

21179515

PMCID

PMC3002271

Abstract

Acts of violence towards others are a genuine and serious adverse drug event associated with a relatively small group of drugs. Varenicline, which increases the availability of dopamine, and antidepressants with serotonergic effects were the most strongly and consistently implicated drugs. Prospective studies to evaluate systematically this side effect are needed to establish the incidence, confirm differences among drugs and identify additional common features.

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