; project administration, A.L.P. Community Hosp. Clozapine is an antagonist to dopamine (D1 and D2 in the mesolimbic system), serotonin, peripheral alpha receptors, muscarinic, histamine and GABA receptors. and V.N.V. CoMET: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of co-commencement of METformin as an adjunctive treatment to attenuate weight gain and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia newly commenced on clozapine. Bodn R., Lundgren M., Brandt L., Reutfors J., Andersen M., Kieler H. Risks of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes in women treated or not treated with mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder: Population-based cohort study. Kohlrausch F.B., Salatino-Oliveira A., Gama C.S., Lobato M.I., Belmonte-de-Abreu P., Hutz M.H. Within the study, we selected CT/RCT from the PubMed and Web of Science Core Collection databases, searched by title and abstract topic; our study did not analyze papers present in other databases. In addition, case reports show that clozapine increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes [110,111]. We searched for: TITLE: (Clozapine) Refined by TITLE: (side effects) AND DOCUMENT TYPES: (ARTICLE OR REVIEW) Timespan: 20102020. McKenna K., Koren G., Teitelbaum M., Wilton L., Shakir S., Diav-Citrin O., Levinson A., Zipursky R.B., Einarson A. Pregnancy outcome of women using atypical antipsychotic drugs: A prospective comparative study. Grover S., Hazari N., Chakrabarti S., Avasthi A. ; visualization, A.M.D., B.A.N., A.L.P., I.R., and S.T. Faden J. There are clinical situations that prove pseudo resistance to clozapine [58]. and V.N.V. Intern. Conceptualization, A.M.D., S.T., A.L.P., and I.R. It is also associated with low rates of extrapyramidal symptoms and hyperprolactinemia compared to other antipsychotic drugs. One-third of patients respond to typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine and haloperidol) [12]; the remaining two-thirds need a second strategy. Idanpaan-Heikkila J., Alhava E., Olkimora M., Palva I. Clozapine and agranulocytosis. However, CLZ is more effective than other antipsychotics in the first or second treatment line [41]. The risk factors for adverse metabolic reactions included: high body mass index (BMI) at the beginning of the treatment, male gender, and non-white ethnicity; the improvement of psychiatric symptoms is associated with dire metabolic side effects; in the context of the increased use of antipsychotic drugs at a global level, the specific BMI and adverse metabolic reactions must be monitored and promptly treated during the clinical course of the psychiatric disease [75]. This medicine may increase your risk for anticholinergic effects, especially when used with other medicines (eg, benztropine, cyclobenzaprine, or . Ingimarsson O., MacCabe J.H., Haraldsson M., Jnsdttir H., Sigurdsson E. Neutropenia and agranulocytosis during treatment of schizophrenia with clozapine versus other antipsychotics: An observational study in Iceland. Taylor D.M. The pseudo resistance might mask an inaccurate diagnosis, dose, or treatment duration; it might also be caused by insufficient medication levels in the serum, limited compliance, or comorbidities (including substance use) [59]. Clozapine remains the medication that is most likely to be helpful for those patients with schizophrenia who have failed to respond to other antipsychotic drugs or are at significant risk for suicide. A series of off-label uses are mentioned in the references: treatment-resistant bipolar disorder (TRBD) and psychosis/agitation associated with dementia, and psychosis in Parkinsons disease [27]. Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis/ granulocytopenia: Mechanisms and monitoring. Randomized controlled trial of effect of prescription of clozapine versus other second-generation antipsychotic drugs in resistant schizophrenia. Shi Z., Atlantis E., Taylor A.W., Gill T.K., Price K., Appleton S., Wong M.-L., Licinio J. SSRI antidepressant use potentiates weight gain in the context of unhealthy lifestyles: Results from a 4-yearAustralian follow-up study. Antipsychotic-related weight gain is linked with several variants from nine genes (Adrenoceptor (ADR) Alpha-2A, Beta-3 (ADRB3), Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), Dopamine Receptor D2 (DRD2), Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Protein (GNB3), 5-HT (Serotonin) Receptor 2C (HTR2C), Insulin-induced gene 2 (INSIG2), Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R), and Synaptosomal-associated protein, 25kDa (SNAP25) [33]. [(accessed on 15 August 2020)]; Wilkowska A., Cubaa W.J. Ann. The dysmetabolic side effects of clozapine differ based on gender differences. Clozapine is a potent second-generation antipsychotic that remains the treatment of choice for refractory schizophrenia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (, GUID:E0BF29B1-AA1F-4A72-9BE8-EFF488F9F524. Hence, CLZ was widely viewed as the most important advance in the treatment of schizophrenia since the discovery of the first AP drugs (chlorpromazine and . Nevertheless, CLZ posology should be reviewed when ECT treatment is initiated; as there is a lack of knowledge in this direction, more clinical trials on ECTTRS are needed to confirm the effectiveness and safety [68]. In 822% of the cases, there were metabolic disorders, but diabetes had a less than 6% incidence; 36% of the patients discontinued the use of clozapine. More clinical studies showed clozapines antipsychotic properties and the safer profile regarding extrapyramidal side effects, so in the 1970s, it was released on the European market. Gee S., Taylor D. The effect of COVID-19 on absolute neutrophil counts in patients taking clozapine. For the association CLZ and schizophrenia, a search retrieved 21 results; CLZ and treatment-resistant schizophrenia and CLZ and resistance retrieved 21 results, CLZ and bipolar disorders retrieved 38 results, CLZ and treatment-resistant bipolar disorder retrieved seven results, CLZ and agranulocytosis retrieved 68 results, CLZ and pharmacogenetic retrieved six results, CLZ and obesity retrieved 12 results, CLZ and pulmonary embolism retrieved seven results, CLZ and seizure retrieved 23 results, CLZ and COVID-19 retrieved five published papers, CLZ and pregnancy retrieved seven results, CLZ and early-onset schizophrenia retrieved 12 results; and CLZ and Romania (TOPIC) retrieved three results. There are not many data about clozapine treatment during pregnancy, the risk of developing gestational diabetes, spontaneous abortions, teratogenic effects, associated disorders (4.2% malformations), higher risk for macrocephaly, and a lower score in Bayley III scale of adaptative behavior. A systematic search for the keyword clozapine on the PubMed database (all-time topic) retrieved over 3075 results by type of study. Teodorescu et al. Cranshaw T., Harikumar T. COVID-19 Infection May Cause Clozapine Intoxication: Case Report and Discussion. Patchan K.M., Richardson C., Vyas G., Kelly D.L. Seizures Seizures have occurred with clozapine tablets treatment. The site is secure. Clozapine treatment and risk of COVID-19 infection: Retrospective cohort study. PubChem. This drug has also been used in the off-label treatment of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), and Parkinson's diseas Two independent investigators extracted the data and selected a sample of eligible studies, achieving good agreement. Nguyen H.N., Lalonde P. Clozapine and pregnancy. Duplicates and articles not fulfilling the search criteria were excluded. Kasoff L.I., Ahn K., Gochman P., Broadnax D.D., Rapoport J.L. After 30 years, clozapine is still best for treatment-resistant patients. Clozapine appears to have superior effects on positive, negative, and overall symptoms and relapse rates in schizophrenia (treatment-resistant and non-treatment-resistant subpopulations) compared . Vasudev K., Choi Y.H., Norman R., Kim R.B., Schwarz U.I. The risks and benefits of clozapine administration in adults have been well assessed, as reviewed above, but clinicians are reluctant to prescribe clozapine for younger psychiatric patients. Good results were also found in the area of social functioning, hetero-aggressivity, and suicidal thoughts. Given the high efficiency of clozapine in managing psychiatric disorders, convulsive episodes are not an indication for stopping treatment in most cases. Remington G., Powell V. Clozapine and COVID-19. Ifteni P., Manu P. 1763Effectiveness and safety of rapid clozapine dose titration. Gressier F., Porcelli S., Calati R., Serretti A. Pharmacogenetics of clozapine response and induced weight gain: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis. Treatment resistant schizophrenia: Clinical, biological, and therapeutic perspectives. Clozapine remains an effective and safe treatment for refractory early-onset schizophrenia, with an improvement of up to 69% in assessments with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; the agranulocytosis incidence was under 0.1%. Pharmacogenetics in schizophrenia: A review of clozapine studies. Lewis S.W., Barnes T.R., Davies L., Murray R.M., Dunn G., Hayhurst K.P., Markwick A., Lloyd H., Jones P.B. Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis is associated with rare HLA-DQB1 and HLA-B alleles. A study in 2015 analyzed the benefits of pharmacogenetic testing in patients at risk of clozapine-induced agranulocytosis. The purpose of this review was to examine the latest research regarding: (a) potential pharmacogenetic marker predictors of adverse reactions associated with clozapine treatment, registered in the last ten years; (b) side effects not as isolated events, but as a network of interdependent elements managed as a whole; (c) use in younger patients or during pregnancy; (d) strategies in clozapine resistance pathology; and (e) particularities of clozapine therapy in the COVID-19 pandemic. Gligorijevi N., Vasovi T., Levi S., Miljevi ., Nedi O., Nikoli M. Atypical antipsychotic clozapine binds fibrinogen and affects fibrin formation. Data sources: a search was performed in two databases (PubMed and Web of Science) using the specific keywords clozapine and schizophrenia, side effects, agranulocytosis, TRS, or bipolar affective disorder (BAF) for the last ten years. Because it is associated with severe and potentially fatal side effects (agranulocytosis), its use is restricted to refractory schizophrenia, and monitoring during therapy is required. A lower genetic risk may benefit from a more relaxed hematological monitoring schedule [54]. Steinauer L.M., Leung J.G., Burkey B.W., McGrane I.R., Letts V., Goren J.L., Vande Voort J.L. Several poisoning-associated symptoms like impaired vigilance, agitation, tachycardia, renal failure, and pulmonary complications such as aspiration pneumonia . Therapy must be continued with the proper monitoring of the white blood count, and the clozapine dose decreased by half until three days after the fever breaks; psychiatrists and healthcare providers must act together. No significant gender differences were found regarding the concentration of norclozapine (the major active metabolite of clozapine); this further adds to the observation that women are at higher risk of clozapine accumulation and side effects (because the ratio between CLZ and norclozapine is increased). Comparative effectiveness and safety of antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia treatment: A real-world observational study. Meltzer H.Y., Alphs L., Green A.I., Altamura A.C., Anand R., Bertoldi A., Bourgeois M., Chouinard G., Islam M.Z., Kane J., et al. There is an urgent need to enhance access to clozapine for people with TRS at the worldwide level [128]; however, four in 10 people with TRS fail to respond to clozapine, suggesting that 1220% of all people with schizophrenia will be ultra-resistant [129]. Howes O.D., McCutcheon R., Agid O., De Bartolomeis A., Van Beveren N.J., Birnbaum M.L., Bloomfield M.A., Bressan R.A., Buchanan R.W., Carpenter W.T., et al. Clozapine may cause side effects. Cervenka S., Collste K., Victorsson P., Sellgren C.M., et al. Li X.B., Tang Y.L., Wang C.Y., de Leon J. Clozapine for treatment-resistant bipolar disorder: A systematic review. The genetic vulnerability postulates predictors of adverse reactions severity, so clozapine doses should be personalized for each patient based on pharmacogenetic testing; patients with a lower genetic risk may have less frequent hematological monitoring. Managing cardiovascular disease risk in patients treated with antipsychotics: A multidisciplinary approach. Various case reports documented the successful recovery of acute antipsychotics toxicity in association with the administration of intralipid emulsion (ILE). The first reported success in clozapine augmentation treatment by electroconvulsive therapy was first described in the early 1990s. This medicine may increase your risk for anticholinergic effects, especially when used with other medicines (eg, benztropine, cyclobenzaprine, or . Objective: to examine the most recent CLZ data on (a) side effects concerning (b) recent pharmacological mechanisms, (c) therapy benefits, and (d) the particularities of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The second generation antipsychotic drug clozapine represents the most effective pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant psychosis. Association of Clozapine with Seizures: A Brief Report Involving 222 Patients Prescribed Clozapine. Clozapine, like other antipsychotic drugs (quetiapine, haloperidol, trifluoperazine, risperidone, aripiprazole, and olanzapine) [78], significantly increases body weight by 7% from the baseline. Goldstein J.I., Fredrik J.L., Hilliard C., Alfirevic A., Duncan L., Fourches D., Huang H., Lek M., Neale B.M., Ripke S., et al. Pulmonary embolism associated with clozapine treatment, though rare, is lethal (a mortality rate of 36.36%), affirming the need for prophylactic measures for venous thromboembolism for six months after initiating clozapine. The highest level was reached in the first six months after the initiation of treatment and remained significantly high for 18 months, with few cases reported after this period [48]. Med. Agranulocytosis/granulocytopenia induced by clozapine is not very common but can have a fatal outcome. The genetic vulnerability is correlated with metabolic side effects and postulates predictors of side effects severity; individuals who metabolize clozapine more slowly are at higher risk of this type of disorder. De Berardis D., Rapini G., Olivieri L., Di Nicola D., Tomasetti C., Valchera A., Fornaro M., Di Fabio F., Perna G., Di Nicola M., et al. Experience from a Developing Country. incidence increases with dose, so the plasma concentration of clozapine (1300 ng/mL) is a better s.e. It is well known that EOS has a poorer prognosis and more severe symptoms, as it affects the individual before the brain and personality are fully developed. [(accessed on 30 August 2020)]; Clissold M., Crowe S.F. One proposed etiological mechanism of clozapine-induced seizures claims that this drug has an affinity for the mesolimbic dopamine receptors, while typical antipsychotics usually bind to the striatonigral dopamine receptors. The risk of developing agranulocytosis is under 1% in CLZ patients, which may be independent of dosing [50,51], occurring in the first month of the treatment, up to six months; in this time span, it requires extensive blood absolute neutrophil counts [52]. Since clozapine is a lipophilic drug, and females usually have more adipose tissue than men, it was expected that women would show lower concentrations in their plasma at a given dose. Clozapine also has an affinity for dopaminergic receptors, but it has only a weak antagonistic effect on the dopamine D2 receptor (known to modulate neuroleptic effects). Porcelli S., Balzarro B., Serretti A. Clozapine resistance: Augmentation strategies. COVID-19 infection may enhance clozapine toxicity by significantly increasing serum clozapine levels by the CYP 450 system, generating an increased risk of pneumonia or even the need for intervention in a critical care unit. Pirmohamed M., Williams D., Madden S., Templeton E., Park B.K. The rapid discontinuation of a CLZ regimen due to side effects in these patients may be followed by suicide [72]. The following criteria were proposed in defining this category of patients: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) improvement less than 20% after a trial with clozapine of at least eight weeks, no stable period of proper social and occupational functioning for at least five years, Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score lower than 40, BPRS score higher than 45, a Clinical Global Impression (CGI) score higher than or equal to four, and a score of at least four on two out of four positive symptoms. The onset of pulmonary embolism in clozapine users is linked to other cardiometabolic risk factors like age, obesity, and smoking in schizophrenic patients. Coston A.L., Hoffmann P., Equity V., Sergent F., Vidal C. Fetal heart rate variability, and clozapine treatment. FOIA Nonaryl nitrenium ions and their rearrangements (computational studies after Falvey, 2018) [46]. A systematic search for the keyword clozapine on the PubMed database (all-time topic) retrieved over 3075 results in total (RCTRandomised Clinical Trials). Unique effects of clozapine: A pharmacological perspective. Clin. Clozapine improves treatment-refractory early-onset schizophrenia by up to 69%, as assessed by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS); more pharmacogenetic studies of Romanian schizophrenic patients are needed in relation with clozapine therapy in order to define more precise safety margins. It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves ( central nervous system). These are . Treatment-resistant schizophrenia is described as the persistence of symptomatology after two trials of two different antipsychotic drugs of appropriate dosage and duration, with proven medication compliance [38]. Myles N., Myles H., Xia S., Large M., Kisely S., Galletly C., Bird R., Siskind D. Meta-analysis examining the epidemiology of clozapine-associated neutropenia. Certain studies showed that among non-diabetic patients with metabolic anomalies, the use of clozapine and metformin could reduce their body weight and reverse metabolic abnormalities [81]. Ifteni P., Nielsen J., Burtea V., Correll C.U., Kane J.M., Manu P. Effectiveness and safety of rapid clozapine titration in schizophrenia. Clozapine may cause stomach or bowel problems (eg, gastrointestinal hypomotility). ; methodology, A.M.D., S.T., A.L.P., B.A.N. Results: we selected 37 studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and clinical case series (CCS), centered on six main topics in the search area: (a) CLZ in schizophrenia, (b) CLZ in bipolar disorder, (c) side effects during the clozapine therapy, (d) CLZ in pregnancy, (e) CLZ in early-onset schizophrenia, and (f) CLZ therapy and COVID-19 infection. Brand name: Versacloz Drug class: Atypical antipsychotics Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Clinical monitoring and management of the metabolic syndrome in patients receiving atypical antipsychotic medications. Discrete Existence of Singlet Nitrenium Ions Revisited: Computational Studies of Non-Aryl Nitrenium Ions and Their Rearrangements. ; validation A.L.P. Psychiatry Off. Early-onset schizophrenia occurs before age 18; very early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) or childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) begins at under 13 years old and is extremely rare [118]. Quiles C., Dewitte A., Thomas P., Nunes F., Verdoux H., Amad A. Electroconvulsive therapy in combination with psychotropic and non-psychotropic pharmacological treatments: Review of the literature and practical recommendations. We selected RCTs and CCS as presented below for all the data searched and retrieved from the database sources. Clozapine is also used to reduce the risk of suicidal behavior in adults with schizophrenia or similar disorders. On Feb, 02, 2023 30 people who take Clozapine and Viagra together, and have interactions are studied. The literature is scarce regarding clozapine use in later life; this particular approach is needed due to older peoples physical comorbidities and the increased risk of adverse effects; nevertheless, recent reviews highlight a definite benefit even in the elderly, with proper care and monitoring [61]. J. The available antiepileptic drugs such as valproate, topiramate, or lamotrigine proved effective in treating this particular side effect [92]. Clozapine is used in combination with psychotropic medication and a wide variety of non-psychotropic medications. Some clinicians recommend anticonvulsant therapy in association with clozapine. Since in the past four decades research has failed to generate effective novel psychopharmaceuticals [130], there is an urgent need to enhance access to clozapine for people with TRS worldwide. Neutropenia generates a susceptibility to infections at absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) <500 L; the COVID-19 pandemic promotes neutrophil counts on point-of-care devices [30]. . Among clozapine patients with schizophrenia, 1220% will be ultra-resistant [20]. Last updated on Jan 25, 2023. It could also improve the number of episodes necessitating hospital admission and the number of drugs in the therapeutical plan. Their prevalence is more frequent among females, who reach a higher plasmatic clozapine concentrationon average, 17% greaterthan the plasmatic concentration in men, but BMI and the plasmatic glucose levels of females were higher than in men [76]. Risk factors include old age, being female, genetics, and simultaneous treatment with drugs that generate agranulocytosis. What is Clozapine? Clozapine for treatment-refractory behavioral disturbance in dementia. In TRS, memantine addition to clozapine significantly improved verbal and visual memory (n = 26) [43]. Consensus statement on the use of clozapine during the COVID-19 pandemic. 8600 Rockville Pike Sedation is another significant and widespread side effect of clozapine administration related to body mass index (BMI) modification and can be linked with sedentary and venous stasis development. This combination of antagonism results in CNS depression, tachycardia, orthostatic hypotension and anticholinergic toxidrome. The lack of control regarding the treatment doses, duration, and exposure of the fetus does not allow us to get an accurate picture of the clozapine effects in utero [107]. Nielsen J., Damkier P., Lublin H., Taylor D. Optimizing clozapine treatment. Data analysis was performed by three authors (A.M.D., A.L.P., and B.A.N.). Where available, clozapine levels could back up the clinical decision. We did snowball searches of key papers. A genetic study observed that reactive oxidative species could oxidize clozapine metabolites to nitrenium ions and concluded that this adverse reaction to clozapine is more likely a complex polygenic trait [47]. Siskind D., Siskind V., Kisely S. Clozapine response rates among people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia data from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Seizure associated with clozapine: Incidence, etiology, and management. Mouaffak F., Tranulis C., Gourevitch R., Poirier M.F., Douki S., Oli J.P., Lo H., Gourion D. Augmentation strategies of clozapine with antipsychotics in the treatment of ultra-resistant schizophrenia. headache. Potkin S.G., Kane J.M., Correll C.U., Lindenmayer J.P., Agid O., Marder S.R., Olfson M., Howes O.D. COVID-19 infection may cause clozapine intoxication by dramatically increasing serum clozapine levels, affecting the cytokine release, and downregulating the metabolism of clozapine in the CYP450 system/CYP 1A2 [96], as revealed by recent studies and case reports [97,98]. In vitro effects of antipsychotics on human platelet adhesion and aggregation and plasma coagulation. DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2 deletion syndrome) with a 1/4000 live births prevalence [35], is associated with high frequencies of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychotic disorders, and eating, mood, and anxiety disorders. dizziness, feeling unsteady, or having trouble keeping your balance. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away: drowsiness. 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