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What is Clozapine?

Clozapine is an anti-psychotic medication that works by blocking receptors in the brain for several neurotransmitters. Because of concern for the side effect of agranulocytosis, clozapine is reserved for patients who have not responded to other medications.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psychosis Disorder 3 0
Other 2 0
Anxious mood 1 0
Panic attacks 1 0
Suicidal ideation 1 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Visual hallucinations 1 0

See all 8 patients currently taking Clozapine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Clozapine

Dizziness 1
Weight gain 1

Reported Dosages

  1mg as needed 2.5 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 tbs. daily 100 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clozapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 67%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Clozapine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Clozapine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Clozapine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Clozapine

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Clozapine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 100%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Clozapine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.