Olanzapine-induced neutropenia | Zendy

Kirti Malhotra | Zendy; Priscilla Vu | Zendy; Danielle H. Wang | Zendy; Hank Lai | Zendy; Lawrence Faziola | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Olanzapine-induced neutropenia

Author(s) -

Kirti Malhotra,

Priscilla Vu,

Danielle H. Wang,

Hank Lai,

Lawrence Faziola

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

mental illness

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.239

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2036-7465

pISSN - 2036-7457

DOI - 10.4081/mi.2015.5871

Subject(s) - olanzapine , neutropenia , clozapine , adverse effect , medicine , antipsychotic , intensive care medicine , atypical antipsychotic , psychiatry , pharmacology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , chemotherapy

Olanzapine-induced neutropenia is a rare adverse effect that is currently poorly described in literature. Although neutropenia is a known adverse effect of clozapine, it has been associated with the use of other antipsychotic medications like olanzapine. This case report describes and reviews a case of olanzapine-induced neutropenia in a schizophrenic patient. Although the mechanism of antipsychotic-induced neutropenia is still debated, this report attempts to discuss current theories as well as supply evidence in literature of this rare but potentially dangerous adverse effect

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research