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Clozapine reinitiation found effective in patients who had discontinued drug
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30566
Subject(s) - clozapine , tolerability , medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , drug , psychiatry , pharmacology , adverse effect
Reinitiation of clozapine was found to be among the safest and most effective treatment options for patients with schizophrenia who had discontinued use of clozapine, according to a national registry study. The results contradicted researchers' hypothesis that former users of clozapine should avoid resuming use based on limited efficacy or lack of tolerability. Results were published online Jan. 8 in The British Journal of Psychiatry .