Characteristics of psychiatric patients with hypokalemia after yokukansan administration: A retrospective study

Abstract Aim Yokukansan is a Japanese herbal medicine used in psychiatry to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and other psychiatric symptoms. However, the glycyrrhizic acid included in this medicine can cause pseudoaldosteronism and hypokalemia. We aimed to identify the risk fa...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Yasuda, Ryuichiro Takeda, Ryuji Ikeda, Yasushi Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:PCN Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pcn5.76