Clozapine Patients at the Interface between Primary and Secondary Care

• Main Authors: Marita Barrett (Author), Anna Keating (Author), Deirdre Lynch (Author), Geraldine Scanlon (Author), Mary Kigathi (Author), Fidelma Corcoran (Author), Laura J. Sahm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients receiving clozapine must undergo routine blood monitoring to screen for neutropenia, and to monitor for potential agranulocytosis. In Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, clozapine is dispensed in the hospital pharmacy and the pharmacists are not aware of co-prescribed medicines, potent...