Most physicians said the positives of clozapine's REMS outweighed its negatives. Most also said that mandatory blood testing was necessary, but it created a burden and medication delays. In 2024, an ...

The FDA no longer expects prescribers, pharmacies, and patients to participate in the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program for the antipsychotic clozapine, the agency announced this ...

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and ...

An inter-departmental research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has conducted the world's first analytic real-world cohort study on the association of ...

Clozapine Better for Comorbid Schizophrenia, Cannabis Use Disorder The authors discuss the rare but potentially life-threatening cardiovascular adverse effects of dilated cardiomyopathy and ...

Federal regulators will no longer require patients to provide blood tests before receiving the drug from pharmacies. By Ellen Barry The Food and Drug Administration has taken a crucial step toward ...

First-line medication for TB is a quadruple therapy regimen of rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol for two months, followed by a four month continuation phase of rifampicin and ...

The mechanism responsible for the therapeutic effects of the prototypical atypical antipsychotic drug, clozapine, is still not understood; however, there is persuasive evidence from in vivo studies in ...

Source: Bethany Yeiser I have taken clozapine successfully for 17 years. One of my biggest fears in life is reduced access to this life-saving medication. Different people need different medications, ...