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Clozapine Hypersalivation: A Negative Study with Ipratropium

More than half of patients who take clozapine (Clozaril and others) awaken each morning to a soaked pillow. Not only is hypersalivation (sialorrhea) unpleasant, it may cause aspiration pneumonia, swollen salivary glands, and skin irritation. Anticholinergic agents are frequently employed as attempted…

 


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