%A SC Vella
%A NB Pai
%J Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
%T Prevalence & Prescription: Prescribing Practices of Clozapine in Australia between 2005 & 2010
%X Clozapine is an anti-psychotic used to treat refractory schizophrenia. This study reviews the rates of clozapine prescription for refractory schizophrenia in a region of Australia and compares the prescribing patterns to the estimated prevalence rates of refractory schizophrenia in the region. Utilising a pharmacoepidemiological approach; the results indicated that only 8.4% of the individuals estimated to be suffering from refractory schizophrenia in the region were prescribed clozapine between 2005 and 2010, with only 4.1% continuing clozapine to the conclusion of the study.  In conclusion it is evident that clozapine is widely under-prescribed in this area of Australia.
%N 1(6)
%K Clozapine; Treatment-resistant schizophrenia; Prevalence rates; Australia
%E Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya
%V 11
%D 2012
%I BS Kakkilaya
%L cogprints8871

<script src="//archive-bar.soton.ac.uk/archive-bar.js"></script>