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Clozapine-Partial agonist

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Clozapine
Type Antipsychotic
Group Atypical AP
links
Medscape Clozapine
PubChem 2818
PubMed Clozapine
Kompas (Dutch) Clozapine
Wikipedia Clozapine
Ariprazole
Type Antipsychotic
Group Atypical AP
Other use moodstabilizer
links
EMEA abilify
PubChem 60975
PubMed Ariprazole
Kompas (Dutch) Ariprazole
Wikipedia Ariprazole

Switch medication from Clozapine to Aripiprazole.[1] [2]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop Clozapine
  • Week 1: approx. 75% of initial dose
  • Week 2: approx. 50% of initial dose
  • Week 3: approx. 25% of initial dose
  • Week 4: approx. 12,5% of initial dose
  • Day 28: stop
Eenrichtingbord.png Start Aripiprazole
  • Day 1-3: start 50% of target dose
  • Day 4-7: target dose
Infobord.png More information
  • Clozapine is generally considered to be more effective than other antipsychotic drugs. Clozapine is often used in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (poor treatment response to 2 or more antipsychotic drugs). So a switch from clozapine to another antipsychotic drug could cause problems regarding effectiveness.[3] [4] [5]
  • During this switch you could monitor ECG, especially in patients prone to QT-conduction problems.
  • There is a possibility of QT interval prolongation.[6]
    Anticholinerg AP naar partieel2.jpg
Nietinrijdenbord.png — Clozapine
Eenrichtingbord.png — Aripiprazole


  1. Switches are based on literature references on this page and expert opinions of the authors. The authors have used pharmacokinetic and receptor affinity properties to determine the switch schedules
  2. Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. McEvoy J P et al., Effectiveness of clozapine versus olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone in patients with chronic schizophrenia who did not respond to prior atypical antipsychotic treatment. Am J Psychiatry. 2006;163:600–610.
  4. Lewis S W et al., Randomized Controlled Trial of Effect of Prescription of Clozapine Versus Other Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs in Resistant Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin vol.32 no.4 pp.715–723,2006.
  5. Agid O, Kapur S, Remington G, Emerging drugs for schizophrenia. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2008 Sep;13(3):479-95.
  6. Stöllberger C, Huber JO, Finsterer J, Antipsychotic drugs and QT prolongation. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2005 Sep;20(5):243-51.
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