Case Reports in Psychiatry (Jan 2023)

Clozapine Serum Concentrations Are Disrupted by SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations

  • Xenia A. K. Kersting,
  • Nicoletta Momtahen,
  • Klaus Lieb

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9914879
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2023

Abstract

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This paper reports the case of a 27-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who was finally stabilized on clozapine medication. After vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, serum levels of clozapine increased. It is well established that immune responses can trigger cytokine cascades affecting drug metabolism, which, in the case of clozapine treatment, can lead to severe intoxication.