[QTc prolongation during treatment with agomelatine]

Psychiatr Prax. 2010 Nov;37(8):405-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1248578. Epub 2010 Sep 16.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 58 years old woman with a depression showed a QTc prolongation during treatment with agomelatine which was fully reversible after stopping administration. QTc prolongation during antidepressant treatment is not unknown especially when tricyclic antidepressants are administered. This case is the first occurrence of a QTc prolongation during treatment with agomelatine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / adverse effects*
  • Acetamides / therapeutic use
  • Antidepressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Electrocardiography / drug effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Long QT Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • agomelatine