Clozapine overdose, a case report

Clozapine overdose, a case report

Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic agent with few of the extrapyramidal side effects of other antipsychotic agents, was approved for use in the United States in 1989. Because of drug-induced agranulocytosis, it is dispensed only under rigid guidelines. Overdose has been rare. Presented here is a c...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of emergency medicine 1995-03, Vol.13 (2), p.199-202
Hauptverfasser: Welber, Mark R., Nevins, Sol
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
clozapine
Clozapine - poisoning
Drug intoxications. Doping
Drug Overdose
Humans
Male
management
Medical sciences
overdose
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Schizophrenia - complications
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Zusammenfassung:Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic agent with few of the extrapyramidal side effects of other antipsychotic agents, was approved for use in the United States in 1989. Because of drug-induced agranulocytosis, it is dispensed only under rigid guidelines. Overdose has been rare. Presented here is a case of clozapine overdose treated successfully with supportive care in which agranulocytosis did not develop.
ISSN:0736-4679
2352-5029
DOI:10.1016/0736-4679(94)00143-X