Olanzapine, a thiobenzodiazepine derivate, is a recently released novel antipsychotic medication. The authors report the ®rst case of overdose of olanzapine in an apparent suicide attempt. A 38-year-old schizophrenic patient was brought to a hospital emergency room following the ingestion of 12 10-mg tablets of olanzapine. There were no serious clinical adverse eects.
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