Pedal edema with olanzepine
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 41 (1), 49-50
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.48883
Abstract
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.Keywords
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