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March 03, 2004Clozapine May Impair Glucose Control in Patients With SchizophreniaRead more... Schizophrenia Med Side-effects
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Clozapine May Impair Glucose Control in Patients With Schizophrenia (American Journal of Psychiatry) "Schizophrenic patients taking clozapine are at greater risk of developing abnormal glucose control, according to a new British study." "Oliver D. Howes, MRCPsych, Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom, and colleagues examined glucose control and insulin sensitivity in 20 schizophrenic patients who were switched to clozapine as the sole antipsychotic." "Results indicate that 55% of patients developed de novo abnormal glucose tolerance, including one case of diabetes mellitus" The gist of the article is that doctors will need to take into account the "risks associated with hyperglycaemia and diabetes mellitus when deciding to initiate clozapine treatment". CommentsPost a comment |
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Those damn visual halucinations are everly present in the capital of schizophrenia---lincoln, NE
Posted by: Cassie Sy at September 16, 2004 06:50 PM