Is clonidine useful for treatment of clozapine-induced sialorrhea?

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 426-428

  Praharaj, Samir Kumar ^a,b   Verm, Pankaj ^a   Roy, Dipaya ^a   Singh, Anuradha ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b DPM   (India)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Clozapine; Sialorrhea

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUOXETINE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PROPRANOLOL; QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLONIDINE; CLOZAPINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIALORRHEA;

EID: 22344441854     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105053311     Document Type: Article

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