Vortioxetine-paroxetine

Vortioxetine
Type Antidepressant
Group SMS
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PubChem 9966051
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Wikipedia Vortioxetine
paroxetine
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
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Medscape paroxetine
PubChem 43815
PubMed paroxetine
Kompas (Dutch) paroxetine
Wikipedia paroxetine

Switch medication from vortioxetine to paroxetine.

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop vortioxetine
  • Day 1: reduce dosage of vortioxetine to 5 mg/day.
  • Day 8: stop administration of vortioxetine.
Eenrichtingbord.png Start paroxetine
  • Day 8-14: a wash-out period of 1 week is necessary.
  • Day 15: start administration of paroxetine in a normal dosage of 10-20 mg/day. [1][2]
Infobord.png More information
  • Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is not likely, but theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
  • Paroxetine is a strong inhibitor of CYP2D6, which metabolizes vortioxetine.
  1. ↑ Katona et al. New generation multi-modal antidepressants: focus on vortioxetine for major depressive disorder. 2014 2014 Feb 19;10:349-54
  2. ↑ KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2015; Monografie "vortioxetine" (Dutch)
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