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1
Q

what happens when you mix clozapine with carbamazepine?

what mix can cause an oculogyric crisis?

what happens when you rapidly dose change antipsychotics?

what combination causes cardiotoxicity?

A
  • agranulocytosis
  • antipsychotics and metoclopramide
  • seizures
  • erythromycin and quetiapine
2
Q

why is smoking important in clozapine?

why is it important to do blood tests and how often do you do them?

what GI symptom can clozapine cause?

A
  • smoking increases metabolism so smokers require bigger doses
  • agranulocytosis: blood testing weekly for 1st 8 weeks, then fortnightly, then monthly
  • constipation from bowel impaction (this has been fatal)