Observations from 8 cases of clozapine rechallenge after development of myocarditis

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-254

  Ronaldson, Kathlyn J ^a   Fitzgerald, Paul B ^b   Taylor, Andrew J ^c   McNeil, John J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre Alfred Hospital Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; TROPONIN;

ADULT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG RECHALLENGE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOCARDITIS; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; WHEEZING;

EID: 84857777617     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.11l07467     Document Type: Letter

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