Novartis Clozaril blood monitoring frequency decrease after six months recommended by FDA committee.
• By The Pink Sheet
CLOZARIL BIWEEKLY BLOOD TESTS WOULD LEAD TO .4 MORE AGRANULOCYTOSIS CASES per 1,000 patient-years after six months of therapy compared to the current weekly blood cell monitoring schedule, according to a registry analysis presented by Novartis to FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee July 14. The committee unanimously recommended the less frequent blood sampling after six months and voted 7-3 to allow monitoring after one year of therapy to be voluntary. No recommendation was made for when to discontinue blood cell counts for the antipsychotic.
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