Current Awareness

Abstract

In order to keep subscribers up‐to‐date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley & Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. Each bibliography is divided into 19 sections: 1 Books, Reviews & Symposia; 2 General; 3 Anti‐infective Agents; 4 Cardiovascular System Agents; 5 CNS Depressive Agents; 6 Non‐steroidal Anti‐inflammatory Agents; 7 CNS Agents; 8 Anti‐neoplastic Agents; 9 Haematological Agents; 10 Neuroregulator‐Blocking Agents; 11 Dermatological Agents; 12 Immunosuppressive Agents; 13 Autonomic Agents; 14 Respiratory System Agents; 15 Neuromuscular Agents; 16 Reproductive System Agents; 17 Gastrointestinal System Agents; 18 Anti‐inflammatory Agents ‐ Steroidal; 19 Others. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted.

Bleeding and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Childhood and Adolescence

“…Often hematological and other relevant laboratories are unremarkable; however, prolonged bleeding time of 12.5 min (Calhoun and Calhoun 1996), mildly decreased platelet counts of 131,000/mm3, and 142,000/mm3, respectively (Aranth and Lingberg 1992;Leung 1996) 35 1997) have been described. In a small study by Alderman and colleagues (1996), seven patients on fluoxetine (20 mg/day) and one patient on paroxetine (20 mg/day) had no abnormalities in platelet aggregation, hematopoiesis, or coagulation profiles within 4 weeks of initiation of SSRI trial.…”