Pharmaceutical-Induced Dyskinesia: A Case Study of Thoracotomy Treated with Amantadine

Authors

  • Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Atabak Najafi Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Farahnaz Hosseinzadeh Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  • Fatemeh Saghafi Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v9i4.17983

Keywords:

Dyskinesia; Amantadine; Adverse effect; Thoracotomy

Abstract

Dyskinesia, marked by involuntary and irregular movements, can result fromvarious pharmaceutical agents. The case presented features a patient undergoingthoracotomy, experiencing dyskinesia, likely attributed to antipsychotics, antiemetics,and antibiotics, and subsequently treated with amantadine.

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Published

2025-02-26

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Volume (9) issue (4)

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