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Figure 4

From: Post-injection delirium/sedation syndrome in patients with schizophrenia treated with olanzapine long-acting injection, II: investigations of mechanism

Figure 4

Illustration of proposed mechanism for olanzapine LAI distribution (in yellow) after vessel damage by nicking. The figure illustrates the proposed mechanism for distribution of the olanzapine LAI suspension during a PDSS event. The first panel depicts the tip of the syringe needle piercing the wall of the blood vessel situated within the muscle bed. In the second panel, the medication (in yellow) has been injected into the muscle tissue and is leaking into the blood vessel through the punctured vessel wall.

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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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