Psychotropic drug prescribing survey in a Canadian rehabilitation and complex care facility.

Objective: To describe rates of inpatient prescribing of psychotropic drugs in a rehabilitation and complex continuing care setting.

Design: Cross-sectional, observational study.

Setting: Providence Healthcare, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cross-sensitivity between paroxetine and sertraline.

Objective: To report a case of possible cross-sensitivity between selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Case Summary: A 20-year-old Southeast Asian man developed a maculopapular rash soon after starting paroxetine. Following resolution of this rash, another skin reaction with the same distribution and appearance occurred after sertraline therapy was started.