Abstract
Data on the safety of antipsychotic use during pregnancy remain inconclusive. Here, we report the history of a woman with schizophrenia who had two pregnancies while receiving prolactin-sparing antipyschotic drugs. The case supports existing data showing that the use of olanzapine and clozapine (on separate occasions) during pregnancy results in uncomplicated deliveries of healthy infants.
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Köse Çınar, R. Olanzapine and clozapine use in a woman with schizophrenia during consecutive pregnancies: a case report. Drugs Ther Perspect 32, 403–405 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40267-016-0328-z
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