title: [The clinicopharmacological case (5). serotonin reuptake inhibitor and 5-HT3-receptor antagonists: are there clinically relevant interactions?].
abstract: We describe a patient with chronic depression who was treated with the selective serotonin-reuptake-inhibitor sertraline. Following surgery, the patient developed severe nausea and vomiting, necessitating an efficient antiemetic treatment, possibly including the 5-HT3-receptor antagonist ondansetrone. Because both drugs, sertraline and ondansetrone, interact with the serotonin system at the synapsis, a possible interaction was discussed. Since the effect of the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors mainly depends on 5-HT1 and 5-HT2-receptors, a pharmacodynamic interaction between an 5-HT3-antagonist and a serotonin-reuptake-inhibitor at the synapsis leading to the relapse of depression seems to be very unlikely. There exist also no conclusive data suggesting a clinically relevant pharmacokinetic interaction between the two drugs. A treatment with ondansetrone was considered to be safe in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fattinger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krähenbühl
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meier-Abt
mesh_terms: D015057:1-Naphthylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020280:Sertraline
chemical_list: D015057:1-Naphthylamine; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000932:Antiemetics; D017294:Ondansetron; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D020280:Sertraline