Risperidone and Pancreatitis

Risperidone-induced acute pancreatitis

“…Our report adds to previously published cases of risperidone related pancreatitis in adults (Berent et al, 1997;Cordeiro and Elkis, 2001) and in a child (Hanft and Bourgeois, 2004). In addition, Koller et al (2003) in their pharmacovigilance study reported on three paediatric patients with risperidone related pancreatitis, without, however, giving detailed information.…”

Acute alithiasic pancreatitis following the use of Risperidone in a young man with schizophrenia: As a rare case report

“…Although effective, they are associated with a high risk of metabolic and hematologic complications such as hyperglycemia, diabetes and agranulocytosis [5] , [6] , [7] . Reviewing the literature, only few cases of acute pancreatitis due to risperidone treatment have been reported, occurring mainly after short time use, and commonly related to lithiasic cause [8] , [9] , [10] .…”