Posted: July 24th, 2017

A 25-year-old man is started on clozapine for schizophrenia, paranoid type. He had been unsuccessfully treated for the past 2 months with haloperidol. The patient should be monitored for which of the following adverse effects?

A 25-year-old man is started on clozapine for
schizophrenia, paranoid type. He had been
unsuccessfully treated for the past 2 months with
haloperidol. The patient should be monitored for
which of the following adverse effects?
(A) Decreased erythrocyte count
(B) Decreased leukocyte count
(C) Decreased platelet count
(D) Increased eosinophil count
(E) Increased hemolysis