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To the Editor: The letter by Soldin and Tonning regarding the association between the serotonin syndrome and triptan monotherapy (May 15 issue)¹ requires clarification. On the basis of an analysis of 27 cases from the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert, "Potentially Life-Threatening Serotonin Syndrome with Combined Use of SSRIs [selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors] or SNRIs [selective serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors] and Triptan Medications."² After receiving a Freedom of Information Act request, the FDA provided me with data on 29 cases that they evaluated as the basis for the alert. My analysis revealed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Triptan Monotherapy
Soldin O. P., Tonning J. M., the Obstetric–Fetal Pharmacology Research Unit Network
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N Engl J Med 2008; 358:2185-2186, May 15, 2008. Correspondence

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