Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Severe creatine kinase increase during quetiapine and mirtazapine treatment

  • Letter to the Editors
  • Published:
Psychopharmacology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

References

  • Boot E, de Haan L (2000) Massive increase in creatine kinase during olanzapine and quetiapine treatment, not during treatment with clozapine. Psychopharmacology 150:347–348

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Devarajan S, Dursun SM (2000) Antipsychotic drugs, serum creatine kinase (CPK) and possible mechanisms. Psychopharmacology 152:122

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Keshavan MS, Stecker J, Kambhampati RK (1994) Creatine kinase elevations with clozapine. Br J Psychiatry 164:118–120

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kirson JI, McQuistion HL, Pierce DW (1995) Severe elevations in serum creatine kinase associated with clozapine. J Clin Psychopharmacol 15:287–288

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Marcus EL, Vass A, Zislin J (1999) Marked elevation of serum creatine kinase associated with olanzapine therapy. Ann Pharmacother 33:697–700

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Marti-Bonmati E, San Valero-Carcelen E, Ortega-Garcia MP, Rubini-Puig R (2003) Olanzapine elevation of serum creatine kinase. J Clin Psychiatry 64:483–484

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Meltzer HY (2000) Massive serum creatine kinase increases with atypical antipsychotic drugs: what is the mechanism and the message? Psychopharmacology 150:349–350

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Meltzer HY, Cola PA, Parsa M (1996) Marked elevations of serum creatine kinase activity associated with antipsychotic drug treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology 15:395–405

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care Unit, Marmara University, Tibbiye Cd Haydarpasa, Istanbul, 34817, Turkey

    Sule Apikoglu Rabus & Fikret Izzettin

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Murat Rabus

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mustafa Bilici

Authors
  1. Sule Apikoglu Rabus
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Fikret Izzettin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Murat Rabus
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Mustafa Bilici
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Sule Apikoglu Rabus.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Apikoglu Rabus, S., Izzettin, F., Rabus, M. et al. Severe creatine kinase increase during quetiapine and mirtazapine treatment. Psychopharmacology 185, 263–264 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-005-0273-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-005-0273-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation