Aim and Objectives: The primary aims of this study were to find out the number of patients (prevalence and incidence) who presented for the first time during the three year period of 2000 to 2002, under review, with hyperprolactinaemia; to assess if their management conformed to any evidence based plan or defined local protocol and whether their management influenced outcome following managemen...

A case of a 13 year old girl who manifested hyperprolactinaemia and galactorrhea induced by Omeprazole, a commonly used proton pump inhibitor is presented.

The recent report on “macroprolactin and hyperprolactinaemia” is very interesting. Jamaluddin et al. noted that 4.4 % of the patients have macroprolactin and concluded that “macroprolactin is a significant cause of misdiagnosis, unnecessary investigation, and inappropriate treatment.” Similar to many other “macro” phenomenon (macroCK, macroamylase, etc.), the macroprolactin can result in aberra...

African elephants of reproductive age in zoos are experiencing high rates of ovarian cycle problems (>40%) and low reproductive success. Previously, our laboratory found that 1/3 of acyclic females exhibit hyperprolactinaemia, a likely cause of ovarian dysfunction. This follow-up study re-examined hyperprolactinaemia in African elephants and found the problem has increased significantly to 71% ...

Objective: Risperidone is a commonly prescribed antipsychotic in children and adolescents with a wide spectrum of mental illnesses. Of all atypical antipsychotics, it has the greatest propensity to induce hyperprolactinaemia. This study assessed the correlation between treatment with risperidone and serum prolactin levels in an out-patient paediatric population. Methods: A cross-sectional retro...

Psychopharmaca are used in treatment of psychiatric illnesses and disorders, among other therapeutic possibilities. The choice of the psychopharmaca is determined by the specific psychopathology of the patient, within the diagnostic categories, according to the current classification of diseases and disorders. With the advances in pharmaco industry, the range of drugs used in the everyday clini...