Nonfatal Suicidal Overdose of Olanzapine in an Adolescent

Lokesh Kumar Singh; Samir Kumar Praharaj; Manoj Sahu

doi:10.2174/157488612804096605

Nonfatal Suicidal Overdose of Olanzapine in an Adolescent

Lokesh Kumar Singh, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Manoj Sahu

Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

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Abstract

The atypical antipsychotic olanzapine is increasingly being used for various psychiatric conditions. There are few reports of olanzapine overdose in adolescent population. We report a case of 16-year-old adolescent who ingested 750 mg olanzapine, the highest reported nonlethal dose of olanzapine in adolescents. He presented with tachycardia, hypotension, generalized myoclonus, hyperpyrexia, muscular rigidity, leukocytosis and elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels. He recovered from the toxicity with minimal intervention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	328-329
Number of pages	2
Journal	Current Drug Safety
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/157488612804096605
Publication status	Published - 01-12-2012

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Pharmacology

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