Article: Study designed to discover the genomic marker for patients at risk of clozapine-induced agranulocytosis.

Article: Genaissance Reaches Milestone in CARING Study; - ...
PR Newswire;  September 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... TM) Marker discovery in its Clozapine and Agranulocytosis Relationships Investigated by Genetics (CARING) study. The CARING study will utilize ... agranulocytosis) in response to clozapine treatment. DNA from these patients ...

Article: Clozapine/fluvoxamine: Lack of efficacy (clozapine) ...
Reactions Weekly;  November 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Four patients receiving clozapine for treatment-resistant schizophrenia experienced low clozapine plasma concentrations, resulting in a lack ... but the introduction of fluvoxamine to clozapine treatment subsequently caused mania in one ...

Article: Clozapine in pregnancy.(Case Report)
Indian Journal of Psychiatry;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... became pregnant while being treated successfully with clozapine. Possible risks associated with continuation of clozapine during pregnancy are discussed. Introduction Increasing use of clozapine in the treatment of psychotic illness has associated ...

Article: Clozapine and co-prescribed psychotropics: a short ...
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health;  April 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... corresponding author) [1] Background Clozapine, a novel antipsychotic due to its receptor ... NICE) recommends an early initiation of clozapine therapy in individuals with TRS [1]. In UK, Clozapine is licensed to be used for treating schizophrenia ...

Article: Clozapine
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders;      700+ words ...Clozapine Definition Clozapine is an antipsychotic drug used to alleviate the symptoms and signs ... States, the drug is also known by the brand name Clozaril. Purpose Clozapine is principally used to reduce the signs and symptoms of severe ...

Article: Clozapine-Induced Seizures: Recognition and Treatment
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... types of seizures that can be induced by clozapine and to provide recommendations for treatment. Methods: We identified articles on clozapine-induced seizures from a MEDLINE search ... each type of seizure and the dosages of clozapine associated with seizures were compiled ...

Article: Clozapine: Current perspective.(Review Article)(Drug ...
Indian Journal of Psychiatry;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... tolerability and indication for the use of clozapine in current perspectives for the treatment ... Their work led to the introduction of clozapine, an antipsychotic with no EPS or minimally ... Clinical confirmation of this profile for clozapine was provided in open studies by Austrian ...