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clozapine

clozapine

1 7.6
A medicine for schizophrenia used when other medicines do not help
  • noun
  • /kloʊˈzæpiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : clozapina
  • As for perhaps speeding up the renewal, I am not sure, but I have read some peer-reviewed articles that clozapine can perhaps reverse at least pseudo-irreversible 5-HT7 receptor blockade.
  • clozapine, an antipsychotic drug

So if, if, if, if I were schizophrenic and I was getting auditory hallucinations, etcetera, and I took clozapine, what could I expect to feel?

Examples

  • Due to its effectiveness, clozapine has become a common choice for severe cases of schizophrenia.

  • With clozapine, routine monitoring is required prior to and throughout treatment because of the risk of neutropenia and agranulocytosis.

    Academic text (2012)

  • With low doses of Clozapine, he should function just fine most of the time.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Someone needs a little extra clozapine today, don't they?

    It Chapter Two (2019)

  • Clozapine.

    Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

  • So if, if, if, if I were schizophrenic and I was getting auditory hallucinations, etcetera, and I took clozapine, what could I expect to feel?

    Andrew Huberman

  • Severe dyslexia taking clozapine, loxapine, gabapentin, clonidine during the day for help with ADHD symptoms.

    Blog text (2)

  • First it was electroshock, then it was insulin coma therapy, then it was family therapy, then it was the new range of anti-psychotic drugs, then it was mega-dose vitamin therapy, then it was lithium therapy, then it was anti-convulsant therapy, then it was Prozac, and then it was clozapine.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The doctor prescribed clozapine to help manage her treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

  • Patients taking clozapine need regular blood tests to monitor their health.

Synonyms

Clozaril
vsclozapine
  • Specialized
3 9.5

A medicine that treats schizophrenia when other medicines do not work

is the non-branded name for the same medication

Surface Forms

clozapine singular
clozapines plural

Etymology

Clozapine is a modern drug name made from parts that mark its chemical family, and the endings -pine and -zapine appear in other antipsychotic names. A helpful way to remember clozapine is to think of it as the 'special' antipsychotic for people who do not get better with other medicines, which explains its use today.