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International trends in clozapine use: a study in 17 countries

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Bachmann, C. J., Aagaard, L., Bernardo, M., Brandt, L., Cartabia, M., Clavenna, A., Coma Fusté, A., Furu, K. +26 more·2017·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: There is some evidence that clozapine is significantly underutilised. Also, clozapine use is thought to vary by country, but so far no international study has assessed trends in clozapine prescribing. Therefore, this study aimed to assess clozapine use trends on an international scale, using standardised criteria for data analysis. METHOD: A repeated cross-sectional design was applied to data extracts (2005-2014) from 17 countries worldwide. RESULTS: In 2014, overall clozapine use prevalence was greatest in Finland (189.2/100 000 persons) and in New Zealand (116.3/100 000), and lowest in the Japanese cohort (0.6/100 000), and in the privately insured US cohort (14.0/100 000). From 2005 to 2014, clozapine use increased in almost all studied countries (relative increase: 7.8-197.2%). In most countries, clozapine use was highest in 40-59-year-olds (range: 0.6/100 000 (Japan) to 344.8/100 000 (Finland)). In youths (10-19 years), clozapine use was highest in Finland (24.7/100 000) and in the publicly insured US cohort (15.5/100 000). CONCLUSION: While clozapine use has increased in most studied countries over recent years, clozapine is still underutilised in many countries, with clozapine utilisation patterns differing significantly between countries. Future research should address the implementation of interventions designed to facilitate increased clozapine utilisation.

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Bachmann, C. J., Aagaard, L., Bernardo, M., Brandt, L., Cartabia, M., Clavenna, A., Coma Fusté, A., Furu, K., Garuoliené, K., Hoffmann, F., Hollingworth, S., Huybrechts, K. F., Kalverdijk, L. J., Kawakami, K., Kieler, H., Kinoshita, T., López, S. C., Machado‐Alba, J. E., Machado‐Duque, M. E., Mahesri, M., Nishtala, P. S., Piovani, D., Reutfors, J., Saastamoinen, L. K., Sato, I., Schuiling‐Veninga, C. C. M., Shyu, Y. ‐., Siskind, D., Skurtveit, S., Verdoux, H., Wang, L. ‐., Zara Yahni, C., Zoëga, H., & Taylor, D.
Affiliations
  • Freelance Researcher Marburg Germany
  • Life Science Team Bech‐Bruun Law Firm Copenhagen Denmark
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
  • Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IT)
  • Pharmacy Department of Barcelona Health Region Catalan Health Service (CatSalut) Barcelona Spain
  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
  • Medicines Reimbursement Department National Health Insurance Fund of the Republic of Lithuania Vilnius Lithuania
  • Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • Kyoto University (JP)
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (CO)
  • University of Otago (NZ)
  • Social Insurance Institution (FI)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (TW)
  • Université de Bordeaux (FR)
  • Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine Kaohsiung Taiwan
  • Inserm (FR)
  • King's College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Bachmann, C. J.
Venue
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-05-14
Volume
136
Issue
1
Pages
37-51
ISSN
  • 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
  • 1600-0447
OpenAlex
W2612895336
Cited by
314
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 39 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 2
FWCI
17.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou (CMRPG2A0341, CLRPG2C0024, CRRPG2F0011)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Keywords
clozapine, antipsychotic prescribing, cross-national comparison, prescribing trends, youth mental health, schizophrenia treatment
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Clozapine, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Utilization, Humans, Middle Aged, Drug Prescriptions, Antipsychotic Agents, Young Adult

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