Medicines that cause psychiatric side effects list

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Medicines list of some drugs known to cause psychiatric adverse reactions

ALWAYS READ AND KEEP THE PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET SUPPLIED WITH YOUR MEDICINE.

Click on alphabetical list in left menu, for some of the drugs by name or group, that have been linked to psychiatric adverse effects and/or withdrawal problems.

January 21 2009 Publication of All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Prescription and Over the Counter medicines dependence and misuse:

http://www.brianiddon.org.uk/media/090121_APPDMGOTCPOMrpt.htm

http://www.brianiddon.org.uk/articles/APPDMG%20POM%20OTC%20Rpt%20Final.pdf

UK Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries (ABPI) web site with all the up to date patient information leaflets and the information provided by the manufacturer when the drug is licensed (and sometimes updated) in Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). Free access, no registration required.

www.medicines.org.uk

USA The Consumer Protection Agency of the US Government which monitors medical devices, foods, drugs, biologics, veterinary medicine.

http://www.fda.gov.uk

Useful, comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online. Providing free, accurate and independent advice on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and natural products.

www.drugs.com

Free resource for Physicians, medical journal articles, medical news, major conference coverage, and comprehensive drug information.

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Drug alert warnings from FDA Medwatch
You can use MedWatch as a trusted source for timely safety information on drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm

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Click on alphabetical list in left menu, for some of the drugs by name or group, that have been linked to psychiatric adverse effects and/or withdrawal problems.

http://www.brianiddon.org.uk/media/090121_APPDMGOTCPOMrpt.htm

http://www.brianiddon.org.uk/articles/APPDMG%20POM%20OTC%20Rpt%20Final.pdf

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm

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The work must go on, as we are the only charity creating awareness of psychiatric adverse reactions (ADRs) to all kinds of medication & anaesthetics.