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To assess white blood cell and absolute neutrophil count monitoring compliance and haematological outcomes among patients prescribed clozapine at a specialized psychiatric facility.

October 20, 2023South African Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Clozapine monitoring at a specialised psychiatric hospital: A retrospective chart review

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MDMichelle V. DanielsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal SRSuvira RamlallUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal

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Retrospective chart review reveals poor haematological monitoring adherence in patients on clozapine, indicating potential premature discontinuation of essential psychiatric treatment.

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To assess white blood cell and absolute neutrophil count monitoring compliance and haematological outcomes among patients prescribed clozapine at a specialized psychiatric facility.
Retrospective chart review of 120 patients receiving clozapine between 01 July 2018 and 31 December 2020 at a specialist psychiatric unit in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Extracted clinical and demographic data into a REDCap database and analyzed parameters using categorical descriptive statistics.
Baseline neutrophil counts were documented in only 48.3% (58/120) of patient files.
Clozapine was discontinued due to reported neutropaenia in 5.0% (6/120) of patients (absolute neutrophil counts 1.18 to 1.60), but no patients developed agranulocytosis.
Duration of clozapine therapy before cessation ranged from 2 weeks to 15 years, with neutropaenia presenting even at low dosages and following long-term maintenance.

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Daniels et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86e076ed1c9801b3cf894b https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.2039

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Retrospective chart review reveals poor haematological monitoring adherence in patients on clozapine, indicating potential premature discontinuation of essential psychiatric treatment.

Clozapine monitoring at a specialised psychiatric hospital: A retrospective chart review

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Clozapine monitoring at a specialised psychiatric hospital: A retrospective chart review

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