Clozapine and therapeutic drug monitoring: is there sufficient evidence for an upper threshold?

作者: Gary Remington , Ofer Agid , George Foussias , Larissa Ferguson , Krysta McDonald

DOI: 10.1007/S00213-012-2922-7

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摘要: Rationale Clozapine levels are advocated in the monitoring of patients on this drug and have now been used for a number years. A safety-related threshold has also proposed, as well therapeutic lower upper thresholds. While there reasonable consensus regarding threshold, is not case

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