A fatal case of pancytopenia due to levomepromazine

Br J Psychiatry. 1976 Nov:129:443-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.129.5.443.

Abstract

A fatal pancytopenia occurred in a patient with an history of depression with hypomanic rebounds, admitted for a manic episode and treated with levomepromazine, diazepam and lithium carbonate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Diazepam / therapeutic use
  • Drug Interactions
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lithium / therapeutic use
  • Methotrimeprazine / adverse effects*
  • Pancytopenia / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Lithium
  • Methotrimeprazine
  • Diazepam