What is Clozaril (Clozapine)?
CLOZARIL (also known by its chemical name, CLOZAPINE) is a medication used to treat patients with schizophrenia. It belongs to a family of medicines called antipsychotics that can help people with schizophrenia think more clearly; control their thoughts, moods, and feelings better; and live a more normal life. CLOZARIL has proven benefits in-patients with schizophrenia who have not been helped by or unable to take other antipsychotics. Question: How is CLOZARIL (clozapine) different from other antipsychotic medications? CLOZARIL (clozapine) is different from other antipsychotic medications in two important ways. First, medical research has shown that CLOZARIL therapy offers new hope for many patients because it often works when other antipsychotics have not. In fact, CLOZARIL has helped some seriously ill patients improve enough to be able to return to normal family life, school, or work. Second, CLOZARIL differs from other antipsychotics in terms of side effects. CLOZARIL therapy caus
