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Nonfatal suicidal intoxication by clozapine
A Ishii1, K Mizoguchi, M Kageoka
1Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology
|January 1, 1997
Abstract
Case Report:
A rare case of clozapine intoxication of a 23-year-old woman, who intended suicide by its overdose, but recovered under medical treatments, is presented.
Method:
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorus detection were employed for its identification and quantitation, respectively.
Results:
Clozapine serum concentration reached 3.62 micrograms/mL 3 h after ingestion. The urine concentration 32 h after ingestion was 4.28 micrograms/mL.