"8871","Prevalence & Prescription: Prescribing Practices of Clozapine in Australia between 2005 & 2010","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.","http://cogprints.org/8871/","Vella, SC and Pai, NB","Kakkilaya, Dr Srinivas","       <span class=\"person_name\">Vella, SC</span> and <span class=\"person_name\">Pai, NB</span>     (2012)  <a href=\"http://cogprints.org/8871/\"><em>Prevalence &amp; Prescription: Prescribing Practices of Clozapine in Australia between 2005 &amp; 2010.</em></a>       [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]           ","vella@uow.edu.au,","2012-04-15"