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August 1, 2025The International Journal of NeuropsychopharmacologyOpen Access

A Population-Based Study on Long-Term Mortality Risk Associated With Clozapine Use Among Patients With Schizophrenia

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SCSherry Kit Wa ChanHZHuan ZhouHLHao Luo

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Population-based study finds clozapine lowers suicide and overall mortality risks in schizophrenia, highlighting its effectiveness.

Key Points

  • Clozapine use significantly reduces the risk of suicide mortality in patients with schizophrenia, promoting its continued use.
  • Continuous clozapine users showed a lower all-cause mortality risk compared to non-users, indicating potential benefits.
  • The study included 9,456 schizophrenia patients across 18 years, comparing outcomes between clozapine users and non-users.
  • Use of clozapine polypharmacy may further lower suicide and all-cause mortality risks in schizophrenia patients.

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Chan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af33efcf1dd9ea359e9565https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyaf052.134
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