The Safety of 12‐Weekly Monitoring of Neutrophil Count in Long‐Term Clozapine Patients
Reducing the frequency of clozapine haematological monitoring to 12-weekly was safe in a group of long-term patients. No cases of agranulocytosis occurred and no deaths due to agranulocytosis were recorded. Most patients remained on extended-interval monitoring.
Authors
- David Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2557-1710)
- Marinka Helthuis
- Siobhan Gee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-6777)
- Ebenezer Oloyede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1352-4017)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13818
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.36