Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Clozapine Use: A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Prescribers

Breanna L Moody; Courtney V Eatmon

Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Clozapine Use: A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Prescribers

Fed Pract. 2019 Oct;36(Suppl 6):S22-S27.

Authors

Breanna L Moody¹, Courtney V Eatmon¹

Affiliation

¹ is a Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Kentucky. is a Substance Use Disorder Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and the PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Health Care System, and an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science in Lexington.

PMID: 31772495
PMCID: PMC6876424

Abstract

Although health care providers report that the frequent laboratory monitoring requirement is an unavoidable concern, other barriers, such as logistical concerns and the administrative burden that accompanies clozapine use, can be addressed.