No adverse events were observed in clozapine-treated patients on extended hematologic monitoring intervals during the coronavirus pandemic in four psychiatric centers in Japan.
Masahiro HataMichiko FujimotoKoji KanaiKenji YoshiyamaYoshitaka NakataniDaiji NakabayashiSaki MaemuraShinya KawataTakaaki HakozakiShuya NishikuraAiko UmemotoToru SasadaKazuhiko IwataHideki TanakaAkiko MamotoYuuki ToiNorio TaniguchiMakiko SaitoYoshio KimuraKazuko KishimotoMegumi HayamiManabu IkedaPublished in: Neuropsychopharmacology reports (2021)
This study suggested that there were few adverse events of clozapine-treated patients related to emergency measures in Japan. However, hematological monitoring intervals during clozapine treatment have been emergently extended worldwide; hence, it is necessary to verify the results of these measures.