There is a clozaril registry which puts out this brochure on how it is supposed to be handled:
https://www.clozapinerems.com/CpmgCl...Caregivers.pdf
My understanding is that you aren't supposed to get more than 7 days worth at a time for 6 months and that is supposed to be strictly adhered to. I didn't think the pharmacy was allowed to dispense it though so if yours did maybe that's a guideline and not a requirement?
This is the website for the registry itself: https://www.clozapinerems.com/CpmgClozapineUI/home.u
My dr at a major teaching hospital and specializing in difficult to treat patients has 2 patients on it and had a 3rd but that person moved away. It is not commonly used. I don't think my family dr knows much about it from a comment he made. I am not sure it is used by many pdocs at all but I don't think you can prescribe without being part of the registry which seems to require education be completed. How much someone takes away from that though would be up to them. What is weird is that the education requirements just changed and he should have had to take a course in the last 1-2 months so should be up to date on everything about it as should your pharmacy.
Do you trust him enough to take it?
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