Metabolic side effects of antipsychotic medications: Clinical laboratory implications

Thomas E. Hansen, Kristen Snyder, Erik Messamore, William F. Hoffman

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Abstract

Atypical antipsychotic medications can cause weight gain, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hyperprolactinemia. Clinical laboratories should expect that with increasing prescription of these medications, monitoring of fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A 1 c, and blood lipid levels should also increase.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)625-627
Number of pages3
JournalLaboratory Medicine
Volume35
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, medical

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