Open AccessDuloxetine-induced hypertensive urgency in type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy
Author(s) -
Ravindra Shukla,
Sameer Khasbage,
Mahendra Kumar Garg,
Surjit Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_370_19
Subject(s) - duloxetine , medicine , blood pressure , discontinuation , diabetes mellitus , labetalol , diabetic neuropathy , metoprolol , anesthesia , telmisartan , endocrinology , alternative medicine , pathology
We present a case of hypertensive urgency in a diabetic patient with painful diabetic neuropathy on duloxetine treatment. The patient's blood pressure was high after taking 1-day dose of duloxetine and the patient was diagnosed with hypertensive urgency. The patient was managed with labetalol, leading to reduction in blood pressure. The patient's medication was switched to telmisartan and metoprolol, which leads to resolution of increased blood pressure. This case report is a possible case of hypertensive urgency after the initiation of duloxetine managed with antihypertensives and resolves with the discontinuation of the duloxetine.