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Clozapine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2025

K. Ray Chaudhuri
Affiliation:
King's College London
Peter Jenner
Affiliation:
King's College London
Valentina Leta
Affiliation:
King's College London
Shelley Jones
Affiliation:
King's College London
Iro Boura
Affiliation:
St. George General Hospital of Chania, Crete, Greece
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Clozapine (3-chloro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-11H-benzo[b][1,4]benzodiazepine) has a molecular weight of 326.8 and an empirical formula of C18H19ClN4.

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  • Clozapine
  • K. Ray Chaudhuri, King's College London, Peter Jenner, King's College London, Valentina Leta, King's College London, Shelley Jones, King's College London, Iro Boura, St. George General Hospital of Chania, Crete, Greece
  • Book: The Movement Disorders Prescriber's Guide to Parkinson's Disease
  • Online publication: 20 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009222648.011
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  • K. Ray Chaudhuri, King's College London, Peter Jenner, King's College London, Valentina Leta, King's College London, Shelley Jones, King's College London, Iro Boura, St. George General Hospital of Chania, Crete, Greece
  • Book: The Movement Disorders Prescriber's Guide to Parkinson's Disease
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009222648.011
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  • K. Ray Chaudhuri, King's College London, Peter Jenner, King's College London, Valentina Leta, King's College London, Shelley Jones, King's College London, Iro Boura, St. George General Hospital of Chania, Crete, Greece
  • Book: The Movement Disorders Prescriber's Guide to Parkinson's Disease
  • Online publication: 20 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009222648.011
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