Antipsychotic drugs and risk of newly diagnosed tuberculosis in schizophrenia.

Hsing-Cheng LiuGalen Chin-Lun HungShu-Yu YangYa-Tang LiaoChun-Hung PanChiao-Chicy ChenChian-Jue Kuo

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2018)

This exploratory study suggests the potential risk of clozapine on the risk of tuberculosis, especially for those on clozapine in combination with other antipsychotics. Future studies are needed to verify the association.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
mycobacterium tuberculosis
bipolar disorder
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
emergency department
adverse drug
case control
hepatitis c virus
climate change
drug induced