Monitoring the safe use of Clozapine : a consensus view from Victoria, Australia Berk, Michael, Fitzsimons, Joanna, Lambert, Timothy, Pantelis, Christos, Kulkarni, Jayashri, Castle, David, Ryan, Elizabeth W, Jespersen, Sean, McGorry, Pat, Berger, Gregor, Kuluris, Bill, Callaly, Tom and Dodd, Seetal 2007, Monitoring the safe use of Clozapine : a consensus view from Victoria, Australia, CNS drugs, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 117-127. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Monitoring the safe use of Clozapine : a consensus view from Victoria, Australia Author(s) Berk, Michael orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-6946 Fitzsimons, Joanna Lambert, Timothy Pantelis, Christos Kulkarni, Jayashri Castle, David Ryan, Elizabeth W Jespersen, Sean McGorry, Pat Berger, Gregor Kuluris, Bill Callaly, Tom Dodd, Seetal orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-4636 Journal name CNS drugs Volume number 21 Issue number 2 Start page 117 End page 127 Publisher ADIS International Place of publication London, England Publication date 2007 ISSN 1172-7047 Summary Clozapine is an important antipsychotic agent that has a unique profile of clinical benefits, but that has also been associated with several serious and potentially life-threatening safety concerns. In order to minimise the impact of haematological adverse events, health professionals treating patients with clozapine are currently required to register their patients on a centrally administered data network and to conform to strict protocols. The consensus statement documented in this article extends existing protocols by recommending monitoring of patients treated with clozapine for additional adverse effects during treatment. This consensus statement reflects the current practice at five major public psychiatric hospitals in Victoria, Australia, for the monitoring and management of clozapine-related adverse events, and has been implemented at these sites because of emerging safety concerns associating clozapine with cardiovascular and metabolic adverse effects. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, ADIS International Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035548 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 22 Jun 2011, 12:34:03 EST Fri, 07 Oct 2011, 10:52:44 EST Fri, 07 Oct 2011, 11:02:56 EST Fri, 07 Oct 2011, 11:07:47 EST Fri, 07 Oct 2011, 11:09:16 EST Tue, 11 Oct 2011, 12:52:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 40 times in TR Web of Science Cited 45 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1371 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 22 Jun 2011, 12:34:03 EST