Deaths from diabetic ketoacidosis after long-term clozapine treatment

Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Dec;160(12):2241-2. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.12.2241-a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antipsychotic Agents / toxicity*
  • Cause of Death*
  • Clozapine / administration & dosage
  • Clozapine / toxicity*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis / chemically induced*
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis / mortality
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Long-Term Care
  • Male
  • Maryland / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*
  • Schizophrenia / mortality

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Clozapine