Case report
Deep venous thrombosis and atypical antipsychotics: three cases report
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2012, 20:71 doi:10.1186/2008-2231-20-71
Published: 31 October 2012Abstract
Background
Deep venous Thrombosis is a serious, possible life threatening event which is often ignored in psychiatric Settings.
Purpose
In this paper three cases of deep venous Thrombosis (DVT) following the use of olanzapine and risperidone are presented.
Methods
The data of Three patients was collected from hospital records.
Results
The patients were in good general physical health and had no personal or familial history of DVT. The patients were not overweight (BMI < 25) but they suffered from DVT after initiating risperidone and olanzapine.
Conclusion
Risk of DVT exists in patients under treatment with atypical antipsychotics in spite of no pre existing risk factor.
