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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 41
| Issue : 1 | Page : 49-50 |
Pedal edema with olanzepine
Veena Nayak1, Bharti Chogtu1, Virupaksha Devaramane2, PV Bhandary2
1 Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Psychiatry, Dr. A. V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Veena Nayak
Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.48883
Olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic is considered superior to its conventional congeners. Here we report two cases of pedal edema secondary to olanzapine. In both cases the systemic causes of pedal edema were ruled out. On reducing the dose of olanzapine, pedal edema regressed and completely resolved after stopping the drug. So we attribute the edema to olanzapine therapy. As the definitive cause and further consequences of pedal edema are not known , hence stringent monitoring of adverse effects of this drug is required.
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