The case report involves a 71-year-old female with a history of depression who ingested a dose of 10,000 mg of clozapine
Clozapine (CZ) is a prescribed benzodiazepine psychiatric drug, that is often possessed as an illicit drug associated with drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA) due to its strong seductive capabilities
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The most commonly reported signs and symptoms associated with clozapine overdose are: sedation, delirium, coma, tachycardia, hypotension, respiratory depression or failure; and hypersalivation
Your risk may be higher if you also use certain other medicines for infections, asthma, heart problems, high blood pressure, depression, mental illness, cancer, malaria, or HIV
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From the 9 included studies, 3 (100 patients treated with clozapine and 102 patients treated with other antipsychotics) could be included in a meta-analysis to test clozapine efficacy in the treatment of manic episodes
such as depression and schizophrenia, as well as non-psychiatric disorders such as autoimmune The earlier clozapine is started, the less chance for development of tardive dyskinesia
Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic that has been shown to reduce suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviors in patients with schizophrenia
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Clozapine was relatively well-tolerated, though moderate side-effects such as hypersalivation, drowsiness and anergia occurred
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Clozapine monotherapy is an effective mood stabilizer that lowers the number of affective episodes as well as rehospitalizations in individuals with severe refractory bipolar disease
Although usually reserved for severe and treatment-refractory cases, it is interesting Limited evidence is available for schizophrenia and comorbid depression or comorbid substance abuse, but when clozapine was compared with any other antipsychotic drug plus an antidepressant or placebo, patients treated with clozapine constantly scored better on Hamilton scores , and clozapine was superior to other antipsychotics in substance Clozapine can cause serious heart problems if taken with certain other medications, including some for infections, heart problems, depression, malaria, HIV, cancer, asthma, and high blood pressure
After the treatment with clozapine, 22 of these children became symptom-free
Important changes include: All prescribers and pharmacies must be re-certified by November 15, 2021, or they will no longer be able to prescribe/dispense clozapine
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Which information would the nurse provide in light of the information elicited from the medication list and laboratory results? Medication: Clozapine and Fluoxetine "Come in for weekly blood tests to monitor for Clozapine is used in complicated cases of BP I disorder including treatment-resistant mania and depression, mixed episodes, rapid cycling, cases with suicidality, aggression and substance use disorders
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During her illness, she had three episodes of major depression, two manic episodes, and one mixed episode
but an effect was observed at follow-up for positive and negative symptom ratings and depression for the CBT group
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A 40-year-old woman suffering from major depression with psychotic
Clozapine is a highly effective second-generation antipsychotic with few
Clozapine was a critical component for his optimized functioning