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Pancreatitis associated with antipsychotic agents
Author(s) -
Lam Y. W. Francis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30168
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperlipidemia , acute pancreatitis , valproic acid , pancreatitis , antipsychotic , antipsychotic agent , diabetes mellitus , metabolic syndrome , pharmacology , atypical antipsychotic , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , endocrinology , psychiatry , epilepsy
Pancreatitis is relatively uncommon but can be associated with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. In addition, acute pancreatitis can be caused by alcohol and some medications, including atypical antipsychotics, valproic acid, and newer anti‐diabetic agents such as GLP‐1 agonists and DDP‐IV inhibitors. 1 , 2