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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Neuroleptics - Antipsychotics

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XVII.a Respiratory tract infection incl. pneumonia

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Last update : 19/03/2015
 
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Chlorpromazine
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Clozapine
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Flupentixol
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Haloperidol
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Risperidone
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Zolpidem
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Publications

Antipsychotic Use and Risk of Hospitalization or Death Due to Pneumonia in Persons With and Those Without Alzheimer Disease.
Chest 2016 Dec;150;1233-1241 2016 Dec
Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia.
Expert opinion on drug safety 2015 Jan;14;1-6 2015 Jan
Antipsychotic drugs, mood stabilizers, and risk of pneumonia in bipolar disorder: a nationwide case-control study.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry 2013 Jan;74;e79-86 2013 Jan

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