Do asian patients require only half of the clozapine dose prescribed for caucasians? A critical overview
Since 1997, studies have found that Asians need lower clozapine doses than Caucasians. Caucasians with average clozapine metabolism may need from 300 to 600 mg/day to reach the therapeutic range (350 ng/ml). Thus, serum clozapine concentration-to-dose (C/D) ratios typically range between 0.60 (male...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2020;volume=42;issue=1;spage=4;epage=10;aulast=de |