@misc{cogprints8871, volume = {11}, number = {1(6)}, month = {April}, author = {SC Vella and NB Pai}, editor = {Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya}, title = {Prevalence \& Prescription: Prescribing Practices of Clozapine in Australia between 2005 \& 2010}, publisher = {BS Kakkilaya}, year = {2012}, journal = {Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences}, keywords = {Clozapine; Treatment-resistant schizophrenia; Prevalence rates; Australia}, url = {http://cogprints.org/8871/}, abstract = {Clozapine is an anti-psychotic used to treat refractory schizophrenia. This study reviews the rates of clozapine prescription for refractory schizophrenia in a region of Australia and compares the prescribing patterns to the estimated prevalence rates of refractory schizophrenia in the region. Utilising a pharmacoepidemiological approach; the results indicated that only 8.4\% of the individuals estimated to be suffering from refractory schizophrenia in the region were prescribed clozapine between 2005 and 2010, with only 4.1\% continuing clozapine to the conclusion of the study. In conclusion it is evident that clozapine is widely under-prescribed in this area of Australia.} }