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Clozapine—A dangerous drug in a clozapine-naïve subject

open access: yesForensic Science International, 2012
Clozapine is a uniquely effective antipsychotic, but is very toxic in clozapine-naïve subjects. A 34-year-old male patient in a mental health facility, who was not prescribed clozapine, took 350 mg clozapine obtained from another patient at night. He was found dead the next morning. The presence of cardiomegaly related to obesity may have increased the
Stanworth, D.   +2 more
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An evaluation of the variation and underuse of clozapine in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yesActa Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2021
Background Clozapine is the only licensed treatment for treatment refractory schizophrenia. Despite this, it remains grossly underused relative to the prevalence of refractory schizophrenia.
David Taylor   +2 more
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Clozapine and seizures

Biological Psychiatry, 1995
Epileptiform EEG changes, myoclonus, and seizures are reported in some patients treated with clozapine. Although these are undesirable side effects, the excitation of specific neuronal networks by clozapine and other neuroleptics may be important for the therapeutic effect of this class of agents. In these experiments, intraperitoneal clozapine 2-16 mg/
D, Denney, J R, Stevens
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Clozapine in the Elderly

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994
The authors reviewed the use of clozapine in eight patients over age 65 years with treatment-resistant psychoses. Six patients improved. Two patients became more confused. The authors suggest that clozapine be considered in treating elderly psychotic patients, and that its use need not be restricted to schizophrenic patients.
F R, Frankenburg, D, Kalunian
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Clozapine in China

Pharmacopsychiatry, 2008
Clozapine remains one of the most commonly used antipsychotic medications in China. As China has the largest population internationally on clozapine treatment, its experience and research findings are of keen interest to Western psychiatrists. However, most of the related papers have hitherto been published only in Chinese language journals.
Y-L, Tang   +6 more
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Clozapine

Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 1991
Clozapine is a neuroleptic agent whose structure consists of a dibenzodiazepine derivative with a piperazinyl side chain. It has been classified as an atypical neuroleptic drug due to its unique neuropharmacologic profile. Clozapine has a weak binding affinity for dopamine D‐1 and D‐2 receptors by its slightly greater preference ...
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