title: Prevalence & Prescription: Prescribing Practices of Clozapine in Australia between 2005 & 2010
creator: Vella, SC
creator: Pai, NB
subject: JOURNALS
subject: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
description: 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.
publisher: BS Kakkilaya
contributor: Kakkilaya, Dr Srinivas
date: 2012-04-15
type: Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: http://cogprints.org/8871/1/2012-1-6.pdf
identifier:   Vella, SC and Pai, NB  (2012) Prevalence & Prescription: Prescribing Practices of Clozapine in Australia between 2005 & 2010.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
relation: http://cogprints.org/8871/