Considerations in the combination of clozapine and benzodiazepines;Zur problematik der kombination von clozapin mit benzodiazepinen

Nervenarzt

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 857-860

  Rupprecht, R ^a   Soyka, M ^a   Grohmann, R ^a   Ruther E ^b   Moller H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Clozapine; Serious adverse events; Side effects

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE;

AGITATION; CATATONIA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG FATALITY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CATATONIA; CLOZAPINE; DEATH, SUDDEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4744371337     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-004-1700-0     Document Type: Review

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