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. 2010 Oct;42(5):322-3.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7613.70399.

A case of paroxetine-induced galactorrhoea with normal serum prolactin level

Suddhendu Chakraborty  1 , Debasish Sanyal, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Subhendu Dutta
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A case of paroxetine-induced galactorrhoea with normal serum prolactin level

Suddhendu Chakraborty et al. Indian J Pharmacol. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

The following case report highlights an interesting observation of paroxetine-induced galactorrhoea at therapeutic dosage and serum prolactin values of this patient comes out to be normal. This observation merits a systematic study to find the causal relationship of this unusual phenomenon and further explanation.

Keywords: Paroxetine; galactorrhoea; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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