Late-Onset Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis in a Young Woman with Paranoid Schizophrenia

Treatment of schizophrenia has taken so many turns, and adverse effects of the drugs still continue to remain as a hurdle in the management. Clozapine is considered to be the better promising drug in the treatment of paranoid schizophrenia with minimal side effects. Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis...

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Published in:	Journal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 140 - 141
Main Authors:	Vinayaka, Anuhya, Sheshadri, Shubha, Madhyastha, Sharath P., Shetty, Ganesh V., Reddy, Charan Thej
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi, India SAGE Publications 01-10-2020 Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Agranulocytosis Antipsychotics Care and treatment Clozapine Complications and side effects Granulocytopenia Pantoprazole Schizophrenia clozapine late adverse event schizophrenia Agranulocytosis paranoid
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Summary:	Treatment of schizophrenia has taken so many turns, and adverse effects of the drugs still continue to remain as a hurdle in the management. Clozapine is considered to be the better promising drug in the treatment of paranoid schizophrenia with minimal side effects. Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis is one adverse event that troubles clinicians, and it requires a vigilant eye to look for the signs. In the present study, the authors discuss a case which has developed agranulocytosis in the later stages of clozapine treatment.
ISSN:	0976-500X 0976-5018
DOI:	10.4103/jpp.JPP_29_20