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A successful re-trial after clozapine myopericarditis.

K Sarathy1, C Alexopoulos.   

Abstract

Clozapine-induced myopericarditis is a well-described adverse drug reaction. Clozapine is also the most efficacious agent in refractory schizophrenia. We report a case of a patient who was successfully re-trialled on clozapine two years after developing myopericarditis, after which multiple lines of alternative treatment failed. We propose a protocol for safely attempting a re-trial of clozapine in such cases.

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Keywords:  clozapine; myopericarditis; re-trial

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28675186     DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2017.209

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J R Coll Physicians Edinb        ISSN: 1478-2715


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1.  Clozapine-induced myocarditis: Follow-up for 3.5 years after successful retrial.

Authors:  Yuji Otsuka; Keita Idemoto; Yutaka Hosoda; Yukitsugu Imamura; Tsutomu Aoki
Journal:  J Gen Fam Med       Date:  2019-02-27
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