Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci.  2015 Aug;13(2):209-211. 10.9758/cpn.2015.13.2.209.

Psychiatric Symptoms in a Patient with Influenza A (H1N1) Treated with Oseltamivir (Tamiflu): A Case Report

• Jeon SW
• Han C

• KMID: 2171054
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2015.13.2.209

Abstract

Oseltamivir is the most common antiviral drug used to treat and prevent influenza. Epidemiological studies performed in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom indicate that oseltamivir may cause psychiatric symptoms; however, the underlying mechanism has not been elucidated. In South Korea, interest in oseltamivir has increased with the spread of the new influenza virus; however, no case report or investigation of psychiatric symptoms associated with the drug has been reported to date. Here, we report a case o0f a 22-year-old male who complained of mood swings, suicidal feelings, auditory hallucinations, memory deterioration, and insomnia after taking oseltamivir.

Keyword

Oseltamivir; Tamiflu; Human influenza; Psychiatric symptom; Side effect

MeSH Terms

Great Britain
Hallucinations
Humans
Influenza, Human*
Japan
Korea
Male
Memory
Orthomyxoviridae
Oseltamivir*
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
United States
Young Adult
Oseltamivir