This patient's case demonstrates myoclonus associated with clozapine heralding silent
pneumonia. Positive and negative myoclonus have been reported to be dose-dependent …

To the Editors: Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic, has been demonstrated to be superior
for the treatment of refractory schizophrenia compared with other antipsychotics. 1 Despite …

Presents the case of a 22-yr-old male schizophrenic patient who was treated with the
atypical antipsychotic clozapine and lithium after showing poor response to neuroleptics …

Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic has been associated with several side effects like
sialorrhoea, sedation, tachycardia, agranulocytosis and seizure. Myotoxicity and …

Background Various types of movement disorder have been reported to occur rarely in
patients treated with clozapine. This paper describes five cases in which these phenomena …

Background There have been a limited number of case reports of clozapine‐induced
pneumonia. Few have reported rechallenging of clozapine after discontinuation due to the …

To the Editor: Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug that is reserved for the treatment of
refractory schizophrenia. This drug is unique because of its less propensity to develop …

Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic, which use is limited to treatment-resistant
cases of schizophrenia. Sialorrhea, a well-known side effect of clozapine, occurs in 31–54 …

Sialorrhea and sedation are frequent side effects associated with clozapine therapy.[1]
Decreased pharyngeal and esophageal peristalsis (unrelated to sialorrhea or sedation) …

Since the 1970s it was thought that respiratory infections, including pneumonia, may inhibit
cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) because they decrease theophylline clearance, and …