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When the cause of a disorder is not immediately obvious: could a drug be responsible?

 Outlook   The potential role of a drug in the onset of a disorder is often overlooked or rarely considered. Yet many disorders are sometimes drug-induced, and in some cases this aetiology was long unsuspected or considered unlikely. This article discusses a few examples of clinical situations for which a drug-related cause was initially considered unlikely, but became credible over time.
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Source: "When the cause of a disorder is not immediately obvious: could a drug be responsible?" Prescrire Int 2024; 33 (255): 25-26. Subscribers only.

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