Lethal gastroenteritis associated with clozapine and loperamide

Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Dec;160(12):2242-3. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.12.2242.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antidiarrheals / therapeutic use
  • Antidiarrheals / toxicity*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antipsychotic Agents / toxicity*
  • Bacillaceae Infections / drug therapy*
  • Bacillaceae Infections / pathology
  • Bacillus cereus*
  • Clozapine / therapeutic use
  • Clozapine / toxicity*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Finland
  • Foodborne Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Foodborne Diseases / pathology
  • Gastroenteritis / chemically induced*
  • Gastroenteritis / pathology
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Hospitals, State
  • Humans
  • Loperamide / therapeutic use
  • Loperamide / toxicity*
  • Male
  • Megacolon, Toxic / chemically induced*
  • Megacolon, Toxic / pathology
  • Psychotic Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Psychotic Disorders / pathology

Substances

  • Antidiarrheals
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Loperamide
  • Clozapine