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Hypertension and increased serum clozapine associated with clozapine and fluoxetine in combination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Darina Sloan  and
James O'Boyle
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Abstract

We report the case of a patient with schizophrenia who demonstrated increased serum clozapine and norclozapine levels in association with hypertension, when treated with fluoxetine and clozapine in combination.

Keywords

ClozapineFluoxetineCytochrome P450 2D6HypertensionDrug interaction
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 151 - 152
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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