Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Clozapine Use Could Have Saved Lives

If clozapine was prescribed as an anti-phsychotic treatment for
schizophrenia, lives could have been saved; this is according to a
research report.
Clozapine was withdrawn as a safe drug because of the side effects,
but a recent study of 67,000 schizophrenics found that these paitients
have a 26% lower chance of dying.

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