Mechanism of Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis
- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in CNS Drugs
- Vol. 7 (2) , 139-158
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00023210-199707020-00005
Abstract
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent that has several advantages over conventional antipsychotics, not least of which is its superior efficacy. However, the high risk of agranulocytosis (0.8%...Keywords
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