Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Side Effects of Brand-Name and Generic Clozapine for Long-Term Maintenance Treatment Among Korean Patients With Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Naturalistic Mirror-Image Study
Kang N, Yoon H, Kim H, Jeong J, Kim M, Kwon J. Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Side Effects of Brand-Name and Generic Clozapine for Long-Term Maintenance Treatment Among Korean Patients With Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Naturalistic Mirror-Image Study. Psychiatry Investigation 2024, 21: 311-320. PMID: 38569589, PMCID: PMC10990625, DOI: 10.30773/pi.2023.0413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMirror-image studyMaintenance treatmentTreatment-resistant schizophreniaFormulation of clozapineLong-term maintenance treatmentConcentration-to-dose ratioClozapine useGeneric clozapineClozapineClozarilPsychiatric hospitalNo significant differenceSchizophreniaKorean patientsMedical records of patientsClinical insightsBlood test findingsElectronic medical records of patientsSignificant differenceRecords of patientsBrand-name formulationConcomitant medicationsCo-medicationHospitalization durationLaboratory findings