Nonfatal suicidal intoxication by clozapine

J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1997;35(2):195-7. doi: 10.3109/15563659709001193.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Clozapine / blood
  • Clozapine / poisoning*
  • Clozapine / urine
  • Female
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Humans
  • Suicide, Attempted*

Substances

  • Clozapine