The Cost-Effectiveness of Clozapine

@article{Morris1998TheCO,
  title={The Cost-Effectiveness of Clozapine},
  author={Stephen Morris and Thomas Hogan and Alistair Mcguire},
  journal={Clinical Drug Investigation},
  year={1998},
  volume={15},
  pages={137-152}
}
SummaryTreatment-resistant schizophrenia is a severely debilitating and costly disease. While clozapine is reported to be an effective therapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, it is nevertheless largely underutilised. A review of published cost-effectiveness studies of clozapine conducted in the USA, UK, Sweden and Canada, and employing a variety of study designs, reveals consistent reporting of clinical efficacy, cost and cost-effectiveness findings in favour of clozapine over… 
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