Severe arrhythmia induced by orally disintegrating aripiprazole tablets (Bosiqing®): a case report

Abstract

Qing Shao,1,2,* Wei Quan,1,2,* Xiaoni Jia,1 Jianbo Chen,1 Shanbo Ma,3 Xiaohong Zhang11Xi’an Mental Health Center, Institute of Mental Health, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pharmacy, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Psychotropic medications have been known to cause cardiac conduction disturbances. Not much is known about the cardiovascular side effects of newer atypical antipsychotics such as aripiprazole. A case of a 13-year-old girl with schizophrenia is presented. An analysis of the presented patient’s clinical history indicates the need for a detailed analysis of the severe arrhythmia induced by aripiprazole. This presented case report contains valuable guidelines that can be of assistance in the treatment of patients with aripiprazole.Keywords: schizophrenia, aripiprazole, arrhythmia, antipsychotics

Keywords

• Schizophrenia
• aripiprazole
• arrhythmia
• antipsychotics