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Pharmacopsychiatry 2012; 45(01): 36-37
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1287777
Letter
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Olanzapine-Induced Anaphylactic Shock: A Case Report

A. Hansen
1   Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
,
M. Prapotnik
2   Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrische Dienste Graubünden, Switzerland
,
C. Roth
1   Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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received 16 May 2011
revised 18 July 2011

accepted 15 August 2011

Publication Date:
15 November 2011 (online)

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Abstract

Olanzapine is a second-generation antipsychotic, which is also used as a mood stabilizer. We report a case of a 33-year-old psychiatric patient, with bipolar affective disorder, who developed anaphylaxis as a late reaction to olanzapine. This case report shows the possibility, although rare, of a severe late anaphylactic reaction to olanzapine.

Key words

antipsychotic drugs - bipolar disorder treatment - drug interactions
 

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