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A review of the safety of clozapine during pregnancy and lactation

Abstract

Clozapine is an antipsychotic used in the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. However, little is known about clozapine use during pregnancy and lactation, or its impact on the mother, foetus, and infant. This review aims to summarize the available literature on the safety of clozapine use during the perinatal period. EMBASE, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE were searched from their inceptions through June 2016. The review encompasses 21 …

Authors

Mehta TM; Van Lieshout RJ

Journal

Archives of Women's Mental Health, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 1–9

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

February 2017

DOI

10.1007/s00737-016-0670-0

ISSN

1434-1816