Clozapine prescribing
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Clozapine Prescribing in a Canadian Outpatient Population
OBJECTIVE Description of demographics of an outpatient population of clozapine users. METHODS Retrospective chart review study of an urban population diagnosed with schizophrenia. Assessment of therapeutic histories in relation to clinical practice guidelines. RESULTS Seventy-seven of the 467 patients were on clozapine therapy. Average patients' age was 39.4 ± 11.8 years) and 68% were males...
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INTRODUCTION Polypharmacy is common in the treatment of schizophrenia and it may be especially common in the East. In this survey, we compared the effect of clozapine, an atypical neuroleptic, on polypharmacy in two groups of patients with schizophrenia in two different settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical charts of patients on stable doses of clozapine from a Canadian psychiatric cent...
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AIMS AND METHOD Clozapine is an effective drug in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but it seems to be prescribed for few patients under the age of 18 years. This study reports a survey of consultant psychiatrists working in adolescent units in the UK, looking at their use of clozapine and experience with it. RESULTS Out of 83 clinicians, 59 responded (71%). More than 40% of respondents do not...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.19.6.376