Adverse interaction between cimetidine and chlorpromazine in two cases of chronic schizophrenia.
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The treatment of two chlorpromazine-medicated chronic schizophrenics with cimetidine resulted in excessive sedation, which necessitated a reduction in chlorpromazine dosage. Eventual discontinuation of cimetidine therapy led to a return of schizophrenic symptoms, which responded to an increase in chlorpromazine dosage to previous levels.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 155 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989