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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

Clozapine: prescribing practices in French psychiatric hospitals, multicenter survey on a given day

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DED. EspeillacEQE. QueuilleRKRobert W. Klein

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Overview

Multicenter survey assesses clozapine use in hospitalized patients with non-organic psychotic disorders, indicating prevalent off-label prescriptions.

Key Points

  • Clozapine was prescribed to 14.05% of hospitalized patients on the survey day, which is higher than previously reported.
  • Among patients diagnosed with non-organic psychotic disorder, 25.07% were receiving clozapine treatment, highlighting notable prescribing practices.
  • The study was conducted as a cross-sectional observational study across 30 centers, including 795 patients in total.
  • These findings support enhanced awareness of clozapine prescriptions in psychiatric settings, indicating areas for outpatient research.

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Espeillac et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4218f713b0b5dfea69a9fhttps://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.715
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