T203. RELEVANT CLOZAPINE BLOOD LEVELS USING A POINT OF CARE TEST (POCT)
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa029.763
Abstract: Abstract Background Clozapine is one of the most underused medications in psychiatry for many reasons including mandatory blood testing, fear of serious side-effects, lack of patient adherence. A critical barrier to adoption could be addressed… read more here.
Keywords: clozapine; point care; poct; clozapine levels ... See more keywords
F224. UTILITY OF SALIVA FOR MONITORING OF CLOZAPINE LEVELS
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby017.755
Abstract: Abstract Background Clozapine has specific indication for use in Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia (TRS) with guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring. Though a plasma level > 350 ng/ml has been cited as the therapeutic threshold, many other… read more here.
Keywords: plasma; saliva; clozapine; monitoring clozapine ... See more keywords
Association between electroencephalogram changes and plasma clozapine levels in clozapine-treated patients
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DOI: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000255
Abstract: This retrospective observational study was performed to investigate electroencephalogram abnormalities in clozapine-treated patients with refractory schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The electroencephalogram and plasma clozapine and norclozapine levels in 71 patients were measured on the same… read more here.
Keywords: clozapine; clozapine levels; electroencephalogram abnormalities; clozapine treated ... See more keywords
Influence of dose, gender, and cigarette smoking on clozapine plasma concentrations
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DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s163839
Abstract: Introduction Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of clozapine is a very useful method for verifying both the correct intake and the interindividual variability of its metabolism, thereby avoiding the risk of toxicity. The purposes of this… read more here.
Keywords: gender cigarette; clozapine; gender; cigarette smoking ... See more keywords