Sudden death in a patient taking antipsychotic drugs
- Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, New York Medical College
- Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
- Accepted 3 November 1998
Sir,Thomas and Cooper1 described a 68-year-old male psychiatric in-patient with coronary artery disease who was found dead subsequent to the ingestion of thioridazine. They highlight the importance of recognising the wide range of drugs which may affect cardiac …








