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Clozaril

Clozaril

3 9.5
A medicine that treats schizophrenia when other medicines do not work
  • noun
  • /ˈkloʊzəˌrɪl/
  • Specialized
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  • After starting Clozaril, she noticed significant improvements in her mental health, which allowed her to engage more with her family.
  • Clozaril patients

Examples

  • On her new medication, the Clozaril?

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  • Same as a few of my other patients who have young children after transplant or on Depakote and Clozaril.

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  • Doctors often prescribe Clozaril to patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia to help manage their symptoms.

  • Many healthcare providers recommend Clozaril for individuals who have not responded to other antipsychotic medications.

Synonyms

clozapine
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  • Specialized
1 7.6

A medicine for schizophrenia used when other medicines do not help

is the branded name for the same antipsychotic drug

Surface Forms

Clozaril singular
Clozarils plural

Etymology

Clozaril is a 'brand name' formed from the drug name clozapine with the product ending -ril, so a helpful way to remember it is to link Clozaril to clozapine. So Clozaril refers to the antipsychotic medicine clozapine, a drug used to calm patients and to help when other medicines have failed to treat schizophrenia.