clozapine

noun

clo·​za·​pine ˈklō-zə-ˌpēn How to pronounce clozapine (audio)
: an antipsychotic drug C18H19ClN4 used in the treatment of schizophrenia

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The benefits of clozapine outweigh the risks of neutropenia, a rare but potentially life-threatening side effect, doctors say. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Mar. 2025 At least one, Ryan Dunleavy of Brentwood, Tennessee, died from a deadly cocktail of fentanyl, MDMA (ecstasy) and clozapine. — Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024

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Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + -zapine, alteration of -azepine (as in benzodiazepine)

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clozapine was in 1970

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clozapine

noun
clo·​za·​pine ˈklō-zə-ˌpēn How to pronounce clozapine (audio)
: an antipsychotic drug C18H19ClN4 with serious side effects (as seizures and agranulocytosis) that is used in the management of schizophrenia

Note: Clozapine is marketed under the trademark Clozaril.

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