Clozapine therapy: Timing is everything
Current Psychiatry. 2003 August;02(08):70-78
August 1, 2003|Current Psychiatry
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After numerous failed, trials Ms. G’s schizophrenia responds only to clozapine. Her white blood cell count slips dangerously low, but stopping the antipsychotic would invite a relapse. what would you do?
- Carbamazepine • Tegretol
- Chlorpromazine • Thorazine
- Clozapine • Clozaril
- Divalproex sodium • Depakote
- GM-CSF—Filgrastim • Neupogen
- Haloperidol • Haldol
- Lithium • Eskalith, Lithobid, others
- Olanzapine • Zyprexa
- Quetiapine • Seroquel
- Risperidone • Risperdal
- Trifluoperazine • Stelazine
- Ziprasidone • Geodon
Disclosure
Dr. Rao is a speaker for Pfizer Inc.
Drs. Goforth, Raval, and Sharma report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
