A 45-year-old man attends the antipsychotic patient monitoring service.
| DATE | DRUG NAME | DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | Prescriber’s Signature |
| 10/1/21 | BISOPROLOL | 10MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | CLOZAPINE | 50MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | HALOPERIDOL | 2MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | OLANZAPINE | 10MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | PROPYLTHIOURACIL | 100MG | ORAL | TWICE DAILY | DR |
A 45-year-old man attends the antipsychotic patient monitoring service. He has known diagnoses of schizophrenia and hyperthyroidism. His symptoms have been well-controlled on treatment however he has been constipated for the past few weeks. The nurse takes a blood test which reveals the following:
Hb 10.4g/dL, WCC 3 x 10ꝰ/L, ANC 1.2 x 10ꝰ/L, platelets 198 x 10ꝰ/L, fasting blood glucose 7.0 mmol/l, Urea 8 mmol/L, creatinine 125 mmol/L
An ECG is obtained which reveals normal sinus rhythm with mild QT prolongation.
His medications are above.
Which of his medications is most likely to cause these side effects?
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