Side effectsClozapineLiver enzymesLeucopeniaDrug feverIn addition to the low risk of agranulocytosis, several more frequent side effects are associated with clozapine therapy. We tried to estimate the incidence of these side effects. We analysed 391 treatments in 315 inptients, who received ...
Over the years, neuroleptics have been developed to alleviate schizophrenic symptoms by blocking the excessive dopamine transmission thought to be involved in the disease. However, motor and sexual side effects have often interfered with compliance with treatment. Since clozapine was reintroduced as an...
SIDE-EFFECTS OF CLOZAPINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENTS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDYAMMINGER, G PRESCH, FREIMITZ, JFRIEDRICH, M H
The knowledge about side-effects of clozapine in nurses has never been studied. This cross-sectional study evaluated the knowledge base regarding the safety of clozapine, and its potential mediators, of psychiatric nurses in 3 psychiatric hospitals in Belgium with a specifically developed questionnaire ...
What is clozapine, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? What are the uses for clozapine? What are the side effects of clozapine? What is the dosage for clozapine? Which drugs or supplements interact with clozapine? Is clozapine safe to take if I'm pregnant or breastfeeding? What ...
Clozapine is a drug that needs to betitrated.This means that when the medication is started, changed, or stopped, it should be done gradually to reduce the potential for harmful side effects. Clozapine is dispensed either as a liquid (oral suspension) or in tablets that disintegrate in the ...
Many of these side effects (especially drowsiness) lessen as your body gets used to Clozaril. Dosage for Clozaril? Clozaril is taken orally in tablet form, and an orally-disintegrating tablet that can be taken without water is available. While you are taking clozapine, your blood may need...
Antipsychotic medications are essential for treating delusion and hallucination, the positivesymptoms of schizophrenia. Clozapine is not commonly used as a first-line therapy because of its adverse effects, however, the advantages of clozapine include the following: ...
FazaClo (clozapine) is an antipsychotic medication used to treat severe schizophrenia symptoms in people who have not responded to other medications. FazaClo is also used to help reduce the risk of suicidal behavior in people with schizophrenia or similar disorders. What Are Side Effects of FazaCl...
Clozapine serum levels and side effects during steady state treatment of schizophrenic pa- tients: a cross-sectional study. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1995; 117:371-8.Oleson OV, Thomsen K, Jensen PN, et al. Clozapine serum levels and side effects during steady state treatment of schizophrenic ...