Inquest finds quitting smoking caused fatal clozapine toxicity in man with schizophrenia
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An inquest concluded that Jack Burton, who had paranoid schizophrenia and was prescribed the antipsychotic clozapine, died from clozapine toxicity after quitting smoking on holiday, prompting a warning that doctors lack guidance on adjusting clozapine dosage when patients stop smoking.
- Heavy smoker dies after quitting cigarettes makes his medication fatal The Independent
- Man, 29, Dies After Stopping Smoking Causes Fatal Reaction to His Medication People.com
- Patient death prompts concerns about clozapine and smoking cessation awareness The Pharmaceutical Journal
- ‘Heavy smoker’ died after reaction to quitting The Telegraph
- Heavy smoker, 29, died after quitting cigarettes on holiday LADbible
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