Outcomes in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: symptoms, function and clozapine plasma concentrations [PDF]
Background: Clozapine is the only medication licenced for treating patients with treatment-refractory schizophrenia. However, there are no evidence-based guidelines as to the optimal plasma level of clozapine to aim for, and their association with ...
Amir Krivoy +7 more
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Clinical response to clozapine in Black people with psychosis: A secondary analysis of an open-label clinical trial [PDF]
Background Clozapine is the most effective treatment for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). However, clozapine is underutilized, and there are stark racial disparities: Black people with psychosis are less likely to receive clozapine ...
Allison S. Brandt +9 more
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Clozapine-induced transcriptional changes in the zebrafish brain [PDF]
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic medication that is used to treat schizophrenia patients who are resistant to other antipsychotic drugs. The molecular mechanisms mediating the effects of clozapine are not well understood and its use is often ...
G Paull (16134680) +9 more
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Underuse of recommended treatments among people living with treatment-resistant psychosis
BackgroundInternational guidelines recommend that individuals with treatment-resistant psychosis must be treated with clozapine. ECT has also been reported to improve symptom profiles.
Julia M. Lappin +7 more
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Point-of-care haematological monitoring during treatment with clozapine
Patients treated with clozapine are required to have regular venous blood samples taken to measure white blood cell (WBC) and neutrophil counts to reduce the risk of agranulocytosis.
Atkins Matthew +7 more
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Elevated clozapine levels in patients with COVID-19 infection
Introduction Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic for treatment resistant schizophrenia. In patients treated with clozapine, COVID-19 infection may result in complications including an increased risk of pneumonia, clozapine toxicity, and ...
J. Marti Bonany +8 more
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Clozapine prescription rates in Southeast Europe: A cross-sectional study
IntroductionInternational reports indicate that clozapine is under prescribed. Yet, this has not been explored in Southeast European (SEE) countries. This cross-sectional study investigates clozapine prescription rates in a sample of 401 outpatients with
Manuela Russo +10 more
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Clozapine-associated neutropenia following augmentation with sodium valproate
Clozapine is gold standard for the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. It can offer life-changing symptom reduction where other antipsychotics have failed, and for these patients, treatment with clozapine should be maintained, if in any ...
Michelle Iris Jakobsen +3 more
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Clozapine is strongly associated with the risk of pneumonia and inflammation
Clinicians need to remember that (1) systemic inflammations can increase clozapine level; (2) clozapine, by itself, can cause inflammation, particularly during titration that is too rapid for that patient; (3) clozapine may increase the risk of infection;
Chuanyue Wang +3 more
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Objective Clozapine may cause serious side effects despite benefits in patients with schizophrenia. Thus, an accurate understanding of the side-effect profile of clozapine is extremely important in the management of its administration to patients with ...
Yuta Kawakita +6 more
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