leukotriene receptor antagonists(montelukast) have been used for many years in the treatment of asthma both acute and chronic stages. they are accepted commonly as safe but mostly possible side effects are ignored. however, montelukast also could lead to important adverse reactions like hallucinations. in literature only 2 reports have been found about hallucinations with it. one is a study whi...

adverse reactions of streptokinase in patients with or without hydrocortisone injection nasiri m*1 , rahimian b2, bashiri t 3, salmalian f4 received: 25 april, 2010 accepted: 27 july, 2010 abstract background & aims: streptokinase is one of the most useful drugs in acute myocardial infarction. researches show that timely given injection of streptokinase decreases total mortality. allergic react...

Background and Aim: High blood pressure is a common cardiovascular disease. Most cardiovascular medications have adverse oral side effects. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of oral manifestations associated with the intake of anti-hypertensive medications. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study examined 142 patients with a history of hypertension referred to D...

About 10% of apparently normal individuals are sensitive to clastogenic effects of physico-chemical agents. More than 45% of breast cancer patients’ exhibit elevated radiosensitivity. Although the nature of inherent radiosensitivity is not fully understood, but insufficiency and impaired DNA repair mechanism might be prime cause of radiosensitivity. This is evident from genetically affect...

in this study, we assessed the adverse reactions to influenza vaccination in hiv- infected individuals. from november 2006 to january 2007, a total of 203 hiv-infected persons were recruited. demographic data were collected. subjects were evaluated 48 h and 15 days after vaccination for symptoms and significant health events as possible side effects. participants were instructed to measure thei...

introduction: olanzapine (zyprexa) has become one of the most commonly prescribed atypical antipsychotic drug in iran, at least in part due to its low potential to cause extra-pyramidal side effects. case: a 54-year-old man, who was a known case of schizophrenia from 10 years ago and within the recent years, was under periodic medical treatment by antipsychotic drugs. conclusion: neurologists a...

neuroleptic malignant syndrome (nms) is a rare but life-threatening idiosyncratic side effect resulting from neuroleptic drugs. nms mainly occurs in patients treated with high-potency typical antipsychotics, but rarely caused by atypical antipsychotics. although nms is less common with atypical antipsychotic, but it seems that its incidence is rising due to increased administration of such drug...