quetiapine-fumarate and Gynecomastia

Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Gynecomastia; Humans; Mental Processes; Quetiapine Fumarate; Reward; Risperidone

The International Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcomes study, IC-SOHO is a three-year international observational study that investigates clinical and health outcomes of antipsychotic treatments. 7658 outpatients treated for schizophrenia were enrolled in the study, who needed an antipsychotic therapy to initiate or switch. The primary analysis compared the group taking olanzapine with the group taking any other antipsychotics, while the secondary comparison was performed between those treated with olanzapine and those with risperidone. Efficacy analysis was carried out based on changes in Clinical Global Impression of Severity scale (CGI-S), which was performed at a global symptom level, as well as with respect to the patients' positive, negative, cognitive and depressive symptoms. In addition, adverse events were also evaluated. Results of the analysis of the 3- and 6-month data from Hungary are disclosed in this publication. 200 patients were enrolled in the country. Demographics of the treatment groups were not significantly different. At 3 and 6 months after treatment initiation, there were no significant between-group differences in improvement of global symptomatology, however, cognitive symptoms improved more in the Olanzapine-group compared to those taking other antipsychotics (p<0.05). In patients showing Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS) at baseline, these symptoms finished to a greater extent among those receiving olanzapine than in those receiving other antipsychotics (after 6 months D<0.0001). Half a year later, significantly less patients showed extrapyramidal adverse events (p=0,0007), and the previous EPS terminated to a greater extent (p=0.0016) in the olanzapine group, as compared to those taking risperidone. No between-group differences were found in changes of sexual functions, as well as of weight and Body Mass Index measures. Switching antipsychotic initiated at study baseline, and adding-on one or more other antipsychotic to the initial one, were significantly less frequent in the Olanzapine-group compared to those initiated other antipsychotics. In the first 3 months, treatment compliance was significantly higher with olanzapine therapy than with other antipsychotic treatments, and with risperidone respectively. Results from the Hungarian sample correspond with results from higher analysis levels of wider patient populations of IC-SOHO study. Olanzapine showed outstanding efficacy in lessening cognitive disturbances and global cli

Topics: Adult; Aggression; Antipsychotic Agents; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Benzodiazepines; Clozapine; Dibenzothiazepines; Erectile Dysfunction; Female; Galactorrhea; Gynecomastia; Haloperidol; Humans; Hungary; International Cooperation; Libido; Male; Menstruation Disturbances; Middle Aged; Olanzapine; Outpatients; Patient Admission; Patient Compliance; Prospective Studies; Quetiapine Fumarate; Risperidone; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenic Psychology; Severity of Illness Index

To analyze the disproportionality of reporting of hyperprolactinemia, galactorrhea, and pituitary tumors with seven widely used antipsychotic drugs.. Retrospective pharmacovigilance study.. United States Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) database.. We initially identified higher-than-expected postmarketing reports of pituitary tumors associated with risperidone, a potent dopamine D2-receptor antagonist antipsychotic, by analyzing reporting patterns of these tumors in the AERS database. To further examine this association, we analyzed disproportionate reporting patterns of pituitary tumor reports for seven antipsychotics with different affinities for blocking D2 receptors: aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and haloperidol.. To conduct both of these analyses, we used the Multi-item Gamma Poisson Shrinker (MGPS) data mining algorithm applied to the AERS database. The MGPS uses a Bayesian model to calculate adjusted observed:expected ratios of drug-adverse event associations (Empiric Bayes Geometric Mean [EBGM] values) in huge drug safety databases. The higher the adjusted reporting ratio, or EBGM value, the greater the strength of the association between a drug and an adverse event. Risperidone had the highest adjusted reporting ratios for hyperprolactinemia (EBGM 34.9, 90% confidence interval [CI] 32.8-37.1]), galactorrhea (EBGM 19.9, 90% CI 18.6-21.4), and pituitary tumor (EBGM 18.7, 90% CI 14.9-23.3) among the seven antipsychotics, and one of the highest scores for all drugs in the AERS database. Some tumors were associated with visual field defects, hemorrhage, convulsions, surgery, and severe (>10-fold) prolactin elevations. The EBGM values for risperidone for these adverse events were higher in women, but high EBGM values for these events were also seen in men and children. Moreover, the rank order of the EBGM values for pituitary tumors corresponded to the affinities of these seven drugs for D2 receptors.. Treatment with potent D2-receptor antagonists, such as risperidone, may be associated with pituitary tumors. These findings are consistent with animal (mice) studies and raise the need for clinical awareness and longitudinal studies.

Topics: Adolescent; Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; Amenorrhea; Antipsychotic Agents; Aripiprazole; Benzodiazepines; Child; Clozapine; Dibenzothiazepines; Female; Galactorrhea; Gynecomastia; Haloperidol; Humans; Hyperprolactinemia; Male; Olanzapine; Piperazines; Pituitary Neoplasms; Quetiapine Fumarate; Quinolones; Retrospective Studies; Risperidone; Sex Factors; Thiazoles; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration

The increased serum prolactin is one of the side effects of antipsychotic treatment. The clinical signs of its elevated level are galactorrhea, gynecomastia, breast tenderness and sexual dysfunction. These symptoms can cause poor compliance and relapse of the psychiatric illnesses. The possible clinical interventions are: 1) reduce of the dose of the psychotropic drug and/or addition of a dopamine agonist; 2) switch to another drug. The aim of our study was to evaluate the results of the switch to quetiapine in the cases of elevated prolactin with galactorrhea.. Five of our patients (from the January to July in 2005) treated for more than two months with new generation antipsychotics had the symptoms of galactorrhea/breast tenderness. The diagnoses in according to ICD-10 were: schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. The differential-diagnostic examination were: physical, neuroimaging and laboratory including prolactin level followed up on the 4th, 8th weeks after the therapeutical intervention.. The galactorrhoea disappeared and prolactin levels normalized after the switching to quetiapine. In the case of bromocriptine addition to previous therapy symptom stopped but the hormone level did not change significantly. There was remission and/or stabilisation of psychotic symptoms with quetiapine.. The galactorrhea is one of the possible side effects of psychotropic drugs. We presented five patients with this kind of symptoms related to antipsychotic treatment. After the switch to quetiapine the galactorrhea and breast tenderness stopped, the level of prolactin normalized and the psychiatric condition of the patients showed remission. Our data support the benefit of the switch to another new generation drug, first of all to quetiapine, in the cases of galactorrhea and/or elevated prolactin level related to the antipsychotic pharmacotherapy.

Topics: Adult; Amisulpride; Antipsychotic Agents; Aripiprazole; Benzodiazepines; Breast; Dibenzothiazepines; Endocrine System; Female; Galactorrhea; Gynecomastia; Humans; Male; Olanzapine; Piperazines; Prolactin; Quetiapine Fumarate; Quinolones; Schizophrenia; Sulpiride

The European Schizophrenia Out-patient Health Outcomes study is an observational study investigating treatment in schizophrenia. We report treatment-emergent adverse events during the first 6 months of treatment.. The rate of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), anticholinergic use, weight gain and sexual related dysfunctions were assessed in 8,400 out-patients.. Patients typical antipsychotics and risperidone experienced significantly more EPS and anticholinergic use than patients in the clozapine, olanzapine, and quetiapine cohorts. Patients treated with amisulpride, typical antipsychotics and risperidone were significantly more likely to have sexual related dysfunctions and/or amenorrhea. Increases in weight and body mass index occurred in all cohorts, but were significantly greater in the olanzapine and clozapine cohorts.. Patients treated with olanzapine, quetiapine and clozapine had better tolerability outcomes regarding EPS and sexual related dysfunctions compared with patients receiving risperidone, amisulpride and typicals. Patients treated with olanzapine and clozapine had higher weight increases than patients treated with risperidone, quetiapine and typicals.

Topics: Adult; Ambulatory Care; Amenorrhea; Antipsychotic Agents; Benzodiazepines; Body Mass Index; Clozapine; Dibenzothiazepines; Drug Tolerance; Female; Galactorrhea; Gynecomastia; Humans; Male; Observation; Olanzapine; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Quetiapine Fumarate; Risperidone; Schizophrenia