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Introduction We report a case of a 42-year-old man who had symptomatic hypothermia as a
result of taking olanzapine for paranoid schizophrenia. According to published data, only a …

Hypothermia and rhabdomyolysis are infrequent adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs.
Here we report a case of an adolescent with schizophreniform disorder who developed both …

Background Although approved by the Food and Drug Administration for intramuscular
administration only, analyses have described the administration of intravenous push (IVP) …

Background: Acutely agitated patients with schizophrenia who receive intramuscular (IM)
medications typically are switched to oral (PO) antipsychotic maintenance therapy …

Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic which is efficacious in the treatment of
schizophrenia. The adverse effect profile for olanzapine is benign except for higher rates of …

This is a 12th case report on olanzapine induced hypothermia and based on the results of
literature search, by far is the youngest case ever is reported. The hypothermia occurred …

Discussion In this case, a pre-existing tendency to develop edema was exacerbated by
olanzapine. This exacerbation was dose related, but it was managed effectively with a …

Objective: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment Background: Olanzapine is an
antipsychotic drug and is used in critical care to treat delirium. There is no known antidote to …

Since an akinetic parkinsonoid syndrome was noticed at admission, the medication with
haloperidol was stopped after 2 days and treatment with olanzapine and lorazepam was …