Nonfatal suicidal intoxication by clozapine.
METHODS
A rare case of clozapine intoxication of a 23-year-old woman, who intended suicide by its overdose, but recovered under medical treatments, is presented.


METHODS
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorus detection were employed for its identification and quantitation, respectively.


RESULTS
Clozapine serum concentration reached 3.62 micrograms/mL 3 h after ingestion. The urine concentration 32 h after ingestion was 4.28 micrograms/mL.
Ishii
A
A
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mizoguchi
K
K
Kageoka
M
M
Seno
H
H
Kumazawa
T
T
Suzuki
O
O
D000328:Adult; D003024:Clozapine / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D003024:Clozapine