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Working with clozapine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Clive Adams  and
M. Adib Essali
M. Adib Essali
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF
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Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug with relatively weak D2 and D1 blocking properties and strong 5HT and cholinergic blockade. Its potency as an antipsychotic drug is surprising considering the ratio of receptor blockade and it represents a true advance in treatment of schizophrenia. The efficacy of clozapine calls for revision of the seemingly over simplistic dopamine theory of schizophrenia. Now clozapine is available in the UK to consultant psychiatrists who register with the Clozaril Patient Monitoring Service (CPMS).

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 6 , June 1991 , pp. 336 - 338
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