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A Rare Instance of Levosulpiride–induced Galactorrhoea

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Antipsychotics are well known to affect prolactin secretion, resulting in hyperprolactinemia and its consequent manifestations like amenorrhoea, galactorrhoea, gynaecomastia, etc. Levosulpiride is a novel antipsychotic drug with additional antidepressant, antiemetic and antidyspeptic actions. The authors report a case of levosulpiride-induced hyperprolactinemia, presenting as galactorrhoea in a female patient with dyspepsia at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, in South India. Keywords: Hyperprolactinemia, Prolactin, Dyspepsia, Antipsychotic, Dopamine

Source: International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Authors: Raghavendra Rao, Rama Bhat, Navin Patil, Lavanya Bhushan, Avinash Aujayeb, Sushil Kiran Kunder

Institutions: Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Language: English

Topic: Schizophrenia research and treatment

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2992360677

FWCI: 0.459

Cites: 5

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10