Pharmaceutical Care of 1 Case of Neuroleptics-induced Malignant Syndrome and Literature Review / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE：To provide reference for individualized treatment of patients with Neuroleptics-induced malignant syndrome（NMS）. METHODS ：A patient with NMS related to antipsychotics was admitted to our hospital in Sept. 19th 2018. Clinical pharmacists provided pharmaceutical care throughout the whole process ，and put forward suggestions for medication. Through literature review ，clinical pharmacists summarized the clinical manifestations ，risk factors ，pathogenesis，diagnosis and therapeutic drugs of NMS. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS ：Based on the history of antipsychotic drug use ，the characteristic clinical manifestations of NMS and laboratory examination ，the clinical pharmacist proposed that the patient suffered from antipsychotic drug-related NMS ，and the doctor adopted the suggestions. In the course of treatment ，the clinical pharmacist suggested that the subhibernating mixture should be stopped ；Bromocriptine mesylate tablets should be used in combination with continuous hypothermia instrument for physical cooling ，and the treatment course should be at least 10 days according to drug use before admission and medication plan after admission. The doctor adopted the suggestion. The symptoms began to relieve on the third day ，and the symptoms basically disappeared on the 10th day ，then the patient was discharged on the 13th day. The clinical manifestations of NMS were high fever ，myotonia，mental state change ，autonomic nervous disorder ，creatine phosphokinase and leukocyte increase etc. ；risk factors included drug factors ，demographic factors ，genetic and etc. ；the pathogenesis may be associated with dopaminergic receptor block and musculoskeletal fiber toxicity ；the identification diagnosis was based on clinical manifestation，including the onset time ，neuromuscalar reactivity ，remission time ，etc.；the commonly used drugs were bromocriptine mesylate and dantraline.