The antipsychotic olanzapine is used increasingly to treat various psychiatric illnesses. Accidental olanzapine overdose is uncommon among children. Here, we report a case of a child presenting with an unexplained coma. Accidental ingestion of olanzapine (20 mg) was confirmed by measurement of drug concentrations in both serum and plasma.
Keywords: blood concentration measurement; impaired consciousness; olanzapine; proper specimen storage; toxicity.
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