Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience
Zotepine is an antipsychotic used in Japan and Europe for years and recently being introduced in Indian markets. It is claimed to be particularly effective for negative symptoms, and somnolence and weight gain are the most common side effects. Our aim is to share our clinical experience of use of zo...
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| author | Ram Jeevan Bishnoi Venu Gopal Jhanwar |
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| description | Zotepine is an antipsychotic used in Japan and Europe for years and recently being introduced in Indian markets. It is claimed to be particularly effective for negative symptoms, and somnolence and weight gain are the most common side effects. Our aim is to share our clinical experience of use of zotepine with respect to its tolerability. We reviewed the first 10 patients who were prescribed zotepine at our center. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c47b5339ec414e80b9b83ee0cdd77aba2022-12-22T00:33:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67482010-01-0119213013110.4103/0972-6748.90345Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experienceRam Jeevan BishnoiVenu Gopal JhanwarZotepine is an antipsychotic used in Japan and Europe for years and recently being introduced in Indian markets. It is claimed to be particularly effective for negative symptoms, and somnolence and weight gain are the most common side effects. Our aim is to share our clinical experience of use of zotepine with respect to its tolerability. We reviewed the first 10 patients who were prescribed zotepine at our center.http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2010;volume=19;issue=2;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=BishnoiSchizophreniatolerabilityzotepine |
| spellingShingle | Ram Jeevan Bishnoi Venu Gopal Jhanwar Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience Industrial Psychiatry Journal Schizophrenia tolerability zotepine |
| title | Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience |
| title_full | Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience |
| title_fullStr | Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience |
| title_short | Tolerability of zotepine in Indian patients: Preliminary experience |
| title_sort | tolerability of zotepine in indian patients preliminary experience |
| topic | Schizophrenia tolerability zotepine |
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