USE OF CLOZAPINE IN POLYPHARMACY SITUATIONS IN A SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENT WITH LOW THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE - CASE REPORT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.15931012308122

• Palavras-chave: schizophrenia, polypharmacy, clozapine.

• Keywords: schizophrenia, polypharmacy, clozapine.

• Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: Case report of a schizophrenic patient maintaining clinical instability despite the use of polypharmacy with significant side effects, whose new therapeutic proposal aimed to reduce medication classes and dosage. METHOD: The case report in this work was obtained through a medical record review, interviews with the patient, family members and literature review; FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The reported case brings into discussion the treatment of a complex situation and the use of polypharmacy with the aim of possible stabilization in resistant schizophrenic patients. Evidence that, when well executed, a therapeutic proposal with medication reduction, with assertive drugs, even if adopted by few, is possible and guarantees greater adherence and well-being to the patient.