Clotiapine


Clotiapine is an atypical antipsychotic of the dibenzothiazepine chemical class. It was first introduced in a few European countries, Argentina, Taiwan and Israel in 1970.
Some sources regard clotiapine as a typical antipsychotic rather than atypical due to its high incidence of extrapyramidal side effects compared to the atypicals like clozapine and quetiapine, to which it is structurally related. Despite the relativity high rate of undesired effects it has demonstrated efficacy in treatment-resistant individuals with schizophrenia according to a number of psychiatrists with clinical experience with it, some weak clinical evidence supports this view too. A systematic review performed by Cochrane compared clotiapine with other antipsychotic drugs:
A fatal case of urinary retention associated with this drug has been reported in literature.