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Case Reports
. 2020 May-Jun;52(3):213-215.
doi: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_370_19. Epub 2020 Aug 4.

Duloxetine-induced hypertensive urgency in type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy

Ravindra Shukla  1 , Sameer Khasbage  2 , Mahendra Kumar Garg  1 , Surjit Singh  2
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Duloxetine-induced hypertensive urgency in type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy

Ravindra Shukla et al. Indian J Pharmacol. 2020 May-Jun.

Abstract

We present a case of hypertensive urgency in a diabetic patient with painful diabetic neuropathy on duloxetine treatment. The patient's blood pressure was high after taking 1-day dose of duloxetine and the patient was diagnosed with hypertensive urgency. The patient was managed with labetalol, leading to reduction in blood pressure. The patient's medication was switched to telmisartan and metoprolol, which leads to resolution of increased blood pressure. This case report is a possible case of hypertensive urgency after the initiation of duloxetine managed with antihypertensives and resolves with the discontinuation of the duloxetine.

Keywords: Duloxetine; hypertensive urgency; painful diabetic neuropathy.

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