Prevalence and risk factors of hyperprolactinemia among patients with various psychiatric diagnoses and medications.

Fahad D AlosaimiEbtihaj O FallataMohammed AbalhassanAbdulhadi AlhabbadNasser AlzainBandar AlhaddadMohammed Z Alassiry

Published in: International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice (2018)

We report a high prevalence of hyperprolactinemia among a large sample of psychiatric patients in Saudi Arabia, which was linked to the use of antipsychotic medications. Routine measurement of blood prolactin levels for all patients maintained on antipsychotic agents is recommended, regardless of symptoms.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis