Atypical antipsychotics not recommended for control of agitation in the emergency department [10]

Authors

K R. Whelan, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust, London
Paul I. Dargan, NHS Foundation, London
Alison L. Jones, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

62719

Publication Details

Whelan, K. R., Dargan, P. I. & Jones, A. L. (2004). Atypical antipsychotics not recommended for control of agitation in the emergency department [10]. Emergency Medicine Journal, 21 (5), 649.

Abstract

We read with concern the article by Yildiz et al, regarding the recommended use of atypical antipsychotics for the control of agitated patients in the emergency department.1 Our concern rests mainly with the control of agitation secondary to drug ingestion, particularly sympathomimetic drugs of misuse (cocaine, MDMA ‘‘ecstasy’’, and amphetamines), and antidepressants (SSRIs, tricyclic antidepressants, MAOIs).