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What can we do about liver injury due to a second-generation antipsychotic?

Question from a Member: A young woman with schizophrenia was started on quetiapine during a previous admission to our hospital. Unfortunately, she suffered a drug-induced liver injury with liver enzymes up to the 400s. She was changed to risperidone and her liver function tests gradually improved. Now, several months later, she has been readmitted to…

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