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Clozapine and co-prescribed psychotropics: a short report

Maneesh Gupta email

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008, 4:11doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-11

Published: 25 April 2008

Abstract (provisional)

Clozapine is the drug of choice in treatment resistant schizophrenia. It reduces hospitalizations. Patients on clozapine are often co-prescribed other psychotropics. This report looks at a sample of twenty patients on clozapine. It finds that almost two thirds were on a psychotropic along with clozapine. Eight individuals were on an antidepressant; seven on an antipsychotic and five were on co-prescribed valproate. The clinical implications are discussed and a need to look at health services involving clozapine is suggested.

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