Clozapine use for bipolar disorder: an Asian psychotropic prescription patterns consortium study

• Main Authors: Loo, Javier Lek Wei, Chew, Qian Hui, Lin, Shih-Ku, Yang, Su-Yu, Ouyang, Wen-Chen, Chen, Chih-Ken, Park, Seon-Cheol, Jang, Ok-Jin, Park, Jun Hyuk, Chee, Kok-Yoon, Ding, Kwong Sen, Chong, Jamaline, Zhang, Ling, Li, Keqing, Zhu, Xiaomin, Jatchavala, Chonnakarn, Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira, Kallivayalil, Roy A., Grover, Sandeep, Avasthi, Ajit, Ansari, Moin, Maramis, Margarita M., Aung, Paing Phyo, Sartorius, Norman, Xiang, Yu-Tao, Tan, Chay-Hoon, Chong, Mian-Yoon, Park, Yong Chon, Kato, Takahiro A., Shinfuku, Naotaka, Baldessarini, Ross J., Sim, Kang
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Bipolar Disorder; Clozapine Treatment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172300
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Pharmacoepidemiological studies of clozapine use to treat bipolar disorder (BD), especially in Asia, are rare, although they can provide insights into associated clinical characteristics and support international comparisons of indications and drug dosing. Methods: We examined the preval...