Sublingual atropine for the treatment of severe and hyoscine-resistant clozapine-induced sialorrhea

Sublingual atropine for the treatment of severe and hyoscine-resistant clozapine-induced sialorrhea.

Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Clozapine-Induced Sialorrhea.

Introduction Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic, which use is limited to treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia. Sialorrhea, a well-known side effect of clozapine, occurs in 31–54% of patients receiving clozapine therapy (1). Patients may complain of both daytime and nighttime drooling (the “wet pillow” sign). Here, we report the case of a young man who developed aspiration pneu...

Trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) in clozapine-induced nocturnal enuresis and sialorrhea.

Sir, Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic medication. It is the agent of choice to treat patients with schizophrenia who are treatment-resistant and who are prone to extrapyramidal symptoms. However, besides occasional serious and life-threatening side effects like agranulocytosis, myocarditis, and seizures, clozapine is often discontinued because of many common and troublesome side effects l...

Atropine or hyoscine in treatment of acute organophosphate poisoning?

The abdominal wall was infiltrated with lignocaine and incised in the mid-line. 3 litres of semisolid food was removed from the stomach and exploration revealed gross gaseous distension of small and large bowel, with infarction of the small bowel, and gas bubbles in the mesenteric veins. The ischaemic bowel was decompressed and packed with hot towels without any improvement and the patient died...

comparison of zoe and vitapex for canal treatment of necrotic primary teeth

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