Weight gain associated with clozapine
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 147 (4) , 503-504
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.147.4.503
Abstract
Six of seven patients treated with clozapine gained 6-69 lb. Because of clozapine's anticipated availability in the United States, clinicians should be aware of this possible side effect, which, to the authors' knowledge, has not been reported previously.Keywords
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