Support Material: Clozapine
PLEASE NOTE: The following documents have been donated by teams who are willing to share their experiences, expertise and knowledge. Please be aware that a considerable amount of time and effort has gone into the production of these documents and if you are planning to use them within your own organisation they should be referenced appropriately within your individual Trust Policies or Procedures. This is particularly important where the documents are copyright under intellectual copyright. If you are planning to use these documents in developing and producing work for any national or international organisation e.g. CSIP, NICE, National Prescribing Centre, Department of Health NIMHE etc. the author and/or organisation must be contacted to obtain their permission prior to use and where permission is given the correct attribution must be given.
- Guidelines on the use of clozapine in in-patient units from South Downs NHS Trust (donated by Jules Sutherland, May 2004)
- Clozapine supplier evaluation, 50 questions to help you assess the different clozapine preparation and suppliers/manufacturers in the UK in 2005, donated by Graham Newton (12.04).
- Day hospital initiation of clozapine:
- Clozapine Day Hospital first-fortnight programme, for day unit initiation of clozapine (donated by John Woolven, South West London & St Georges MH NHS Trust, 10.01)
- Clozapine Day Hospital initiation, leaflet for patients and staff (donated by John Woolven, South West London & St Georges MH NHS Trust, 10.01)
- Clozapine Day Hospital initiation, referral form and first fortnights daily checklist (donated by John Woolven, South West London & St Georges MH NHS Trust, 10.01)
- Clozapine initiation chart for young adults, donated by ian Maidment (1.03)
- Clozapine initiation chart for adults, another one, this time from Stephen Guy, Pharmacy Department, S&E Belfast Trust, Saintfield Road, Belfast BT8 8BH (6.03)
- A Clozapine audit agreement, quite user friendly, and a good starting point should you wish to do similar
- Clozapine hypersalivation - a step-by-step guide to treatment or management of clozapine hypersalivation, mentioning hyoscine, pirenzapine, amitriptyline, terazosin and propantheline along with the evidence base and strength (donated by Paul Hardy, Jan 04)
- Clozapine out-patient or community initiation
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Worcester from Alan Pollard (Worcester, Aug 2007)
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Camden and Islington from Azizah Attard (when she was at Camden and Islington, Aug 2007)
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Chelsea and Westminster, from Caroline Parker (Aug 2007)
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from West London from Michele Sie, Lead Pharmacist Mental Health, Charing Cross Hospital (Aug 2007) which also has a checklist
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Leeds from Michael Dixon (Aug 2007)
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Gloucester via Juliet Shepherd (Aug 2007)
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Cheshire and Wirral via Jennifer Southern (Aug 2007)
- Clozapine out-patient initiation from Avon and Wiltshire Trust via Terri Turner (April 2008)