Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations

This paper reports the case of a 27-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who was finally stabilized on clozapine medication. After vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, serum levels of clozapine increased. It is well established that immune responses can trigger cy...

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Main Authors: Xenia A. K. Kersting, Nicoletta Momtahen, Klaus Lieb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9914879
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description This paper reports the case of a 27-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who was finally stabilized on clozapine medication. After vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, serum levels of clozapine increased. It is well established that immune responses can trigger cytokine cascades affecting drug metabolism, which, in the case of clozapine treatment, can lead to severe intoxication.
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spelling doaj-art-1808154c0cb440e29c311d6069715b322025-02-03T01:29:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-68382023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9914879Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 VaccinationsXenia A. K. Kersting0Nicoletta Momtahen1Klaus Lieb2Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyDepartment of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyDepartment of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyThis paper reports the case of a 27-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who was finally stabilized on clozapine medication. After vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, serum levels of clozapine increased. It is well established that immune responses can trigger cytokine cascades affecting drug metabolism, which, in the case of clozapine treatment, can lead to severe intoxication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9914879
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Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations
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title Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations
title_full Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations
title_fullStr Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations
title_full_unstemmed Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations
title_short Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations
title_sort clozapine serum concentrations are disrupted by sars cov 2 vaccinations
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9914879
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