Cardiotoxicity high in Māori men taking clozapine: Study

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Cardiotoxicity high in Māori men taking clozapine: Study

Paulette Crowley

Paulette Crowley

Pharmacist dispensing of clozapine

A new study shows that cardiotoxicity is much higher in Māori men taking clozapine, which has implications for pharmacists monitoring some psychiatric patients, Paulette Crowley writes

Māori men prescribed clozapine are at much higher risk of cardiotoxicity than other ethnicities, according to a new study. The antipsychotic drug i