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Severe Shock Caused by Chlorpromazine Hypersensitivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Pang L. Man  and
Calvin H. Chen
Pang L. Man
Affiliation:
Northville State Hospital, Northville, Michigan, 48167, U.S.A.
Calvin H. Chen
Affiliation:
Northville State Hospital, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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The value of chlorpromazine in combating psychosis and its various symptoms has been firmly established in the last twenty years. The occurrence of sudden death and severe hypotensive reaction after being given the drug has been documented in the world literature (Kelly et al., 1963; Graupner et al., 1964; Rosati, 1964; Hollister et al., 1965; Grollman, 1965; Leestma et al., 1968).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 122 , Issue 567 , February 1973 , pp. 185 - 187
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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