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Information on services around Clozapine, including: monitoring service, blood monitoring and point of care testing.
- Service Manager Lead: Laura Burton (Pharmacy)
- Service Contact: 01603 421 555
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Address:
Hellesdon Hospital, Drayton High Road, Norwich, NR6 5BE
For more information please visit our website.
Clozapine monitoring service
Clozapine is an "antipsychotic" or "neuroleptic" drug, used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia in people who have not done well on at least two other similar drugs, where they have not responded or have had bad side effects.
Clozapine blood monitoring
Neutropenia or agranulocytosis is a severe, potentially fatal adverse reaction which may occur with clozapine therapy. The product licence requires a patient to have a full blood screen test prior to commencing clozapine therapy and regular monitoring at various stages throughout the therapy.
Point of care clozapine testing
We have blood analyser machines that staff use to test a patient's blood on site. The results are automatically transmitted to the drug monitoring service and give us a valid blood result to dispense medication against. This service enables you to have a blood test and collect your medication at the same time.
You can get a referral to the clinic by completing the referral form and forwarding this to the clinic's staff, along with a copy of the current risk assessment.
Main Building, Hellesdon: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you are a service user and are in crisis and need support urgently you can contact your service on the number which will have been provided.
Call 111 and select the mental health option to speak to our 24 hour mental health crisis line.
If you are with someone who has attempted suicide, call 999 and stay with them until the ambulance arrives.
If anyone is at serious risk of harm, call 999 and ask for the police.
For non-life threatening medical situations, call NHS111 on 111.
For more information, see Help in a Crisis.