Delay in starting clozapine and treatment guidelines
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Adherence to treatment guidelines in clinical practice: study of antipsychotic treatment prior to clozapine initiation.
BACKGROUND Clozapine is the only antipsychotic drug licensed for treatment-resistant schizophrenia but its use is often delayed. Since previous studies, national guidelines on the use of clozapine and other antipsychotics have been disseminated to clinicians. AIMS To determine the theoretical delay to clozapine initiation and to quantify the prior use of antipsychotic polypharmacy and high-do...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.202.2.154b