Patterns of clozapine and other antipsychotics prescriptions in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia in community mental health centers in São Paulo, Brazil

Patterns of clozapine and other antipsychotics prescriptions in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia in community mental health centers in São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract Background Despite of its global underuse, clozapine is still the golden standard antipsychotic for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Objective To evaluate the patterns of clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs prescription in TRS in community mental health centers...

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Main Authors: Ana Stella de Azevedo Silveira, Deyvis Macarof Loureiro Vasconcelos Rocha, Cecília Ribeiro de Faissol Attux, Claudiane Sales Daltio, Letícia Aparecida da Silva, Helio Elkis, John Michael Kane, Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
Subjects:
Schizophrenia
drug resistance
drug prescriptions
clozapine
antipsychotic agents
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