Mirtazapine for pruritus

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2003 Mar;25(3):288-91. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00645-0.

Abstract

Pruritus is a relatively rare but distressing symptom associated with cholestasis, renal failure, and malignancies. Medical management recently has included the use of ondansetron and paroxetine. We report four patients whose pruritus responded to mirtazapine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / therapeutic use*
  • Cholestasis / complications
  • Female
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mianserin / analogs & derivatives
  • Mianserin / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mirtazapine
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Pruritus / drug therapy*
  • Pruritus / etiology
  • Renal Insufficiency / complications

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists
  • Mianserin
  • Mirtazapine