Clozapine - A last resort for Parkinsonian patients with psychosis

Prescrire International

Volumn 11, Issue 57, 2002, Pages 3-6

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AMANTADINE; AMISULPRIDE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SELEGILINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DELIRIUM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HALLUCINATION; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; ILEUS; INCONTINENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALAISE; MYOCARDITIS; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUTROPENIA; PARKINSONISM; PSYCHOSIS; RIGIDITY; SEDATION; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 10744224640     PISSN: 11677422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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