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Dosulepine-duloxetine

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Created page with '{{Drugswitch | from = dosulepine | to = duloxetine | stop = * '''Before day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of dosulepine to a maximum of 75 mg/day. * '''Day 1:''' reduce dosage...'
{{Drugswitch
| from = dosulepine
| to = duloxetine
| stop =
* '''Before day 0:''' gradually reduce dosage of dosulepine to a maximum of 75 mg/day.
* '''Day 1:''' reduce dosage of dosulepine to 50 mg/day.
* '''Day 3:''' reduce dosage of dosulepine to 25 mg/day.
| start =
* '''Day 1:''' simultaneously start administration of duloxetine in a normal dosage of 60 mg/day.
* '''Day 8:''' stop administration of dosulepine and continue administration of duloxetine.
| info =
* Occurrence of serotonin syndrome is theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
* Duloxetine is a inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes dosulepine.}}
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