Clozapine augmentation with long‐acting antipsychotic injections: A case series and systematic review
Ebenezer Oloyede,
Aikaterini Dima,
David Taylor
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundUp to 30% of patients with a diagnosis of treatment‐resistant psychosis remain symptomatic despite an optimal trial with the gold standard treatment, clozapine. Emerging evidence suggests the clinical utility of long‐acting injections (LAI) in such clinical scenarios. In this study, we aimed to describe clozapine augmentation with LAIs in an inner London hospital and explore the literature on the clinical effectiveness of this treatment modality.MethodsPatients prescribed clozapine, who were commence… Show more
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