Clozapine: a review of its pharmacological properties, and therapeutic use in schizophrenia

A Fitton, RC Heel - Drugs, 1990 - Springer
Synopsis Clozapine, an antipsychotic agent of the dibenzodiazepine class, is characterised
by relatively weak central dopaminergic activity and displays atypical pharmacological and …

Pharmacological treatment strategies in the non-responsive schizophrenic patient

TRE Barnes, CJB McEvedy - International clinical …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
The care of people with schizophrenia that has failed to respond to conventional
antipsychotic medication remains a formidable challenge. However, the introduction of …

Clozapine safety, 35 years later

M Raja - Current drug safety, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Clozapine is the best treatment option in several clinical circumstances, including treatment-
resistant schizophrenia, non treatment-resistant schizophrenia, suicide risk in schizophrenia …

A brief history of clozapine in China with a look forward

CJ Ruan, CY Wang, YN Zang, CG Liu, F Dong… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clozapine was first manufactured in China in 1976. Clozapine is currently used not only for
treatment-refractory schizophrenia (TRS), but also continues to be used in the treatment of …

From chlorpromazine to clozapine—antipsychotic adverse effects and the clinician's dilemma

S Abidi, SM Bhaskara - The Canadian journal of psychiatry, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
The pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia remains an ongoing challenge for researchers and
clinicians alike. Current medications remain suboptimal to effectively treat this illness despite …

Increasing the clozapine: norclozapine ratio with co-administration of fluvoxamine to enhance efficacy and minimize side effects of clozapine therapy

N Légaré, CA Grégoire, L De Benedictis, A Dumais - Medical hypotheses, 2013 - Elsevier
Although clozapine is the only antipsychotic agent to have demonstrated superior efficacy in
treatment-refractory schizophrenia, one-to two-thirds of patients do not respond adequately …

Schizophrenia: genesis, receptorology and current therapeutics

B Capuano, IT Crosby, EJ Lloyd - Current medicinal chemistry, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disease affecting approximately 1% of the population
worldwide. Since the discovery of the first modern treatment for schizophrenia …

Clozapine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics studied with Cyp1A2-null mice

KJ Aitchison, MW Jann, JH Zhao… - Journal of …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to use the CYP1A2-null mouse to investigate the in-vivo
contribution of CYP1A2 to clozapine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. An …

A review of clozapine safety

J Fitzsimons, M Berk, T Lambert, M Bourin… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Clozapine is a distinctive antipsychotic agent, having a unique clinical profile and an
idiosyncratic safety profile. More so than with other agents, the weighting of its adverse event …

Clozapine enhances neurocognition and clinical symptomatology more than standard neuroleptics

SG Potkin, K Fleming, Y Jin… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Neurocognition and clinical symptomatology were evaluated in 27 patients with
schizophrenia during a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study involving …