Q: Patient stabilized on clozapine on routine CBC (complete blood count) monitoring is found to have ANC (absolute neutrophil count) of 600/uL. Patient is not known to have benign ethnic neutropenia. Which of the following is correct treatment recommendation?
A. Reduce the clozapine dose in half and do weekly CBC monitoring.
B. Reduce the clozapine dose in half and do three times weekly CBC monitoring.
C. Discontinue clozapine and do three times weekly CBC monitoring.
D. Discontinue clozapine and do daily CBC monitoring.
Answer:C
Q: Patient stabilized on clozapine on routine CBC (complete blood count) monitoring is found to have ANC (absolute neutrophil count) of 600/uL. Patient is not known to have benign ethnic neutropenia. Which of the following is correct treatment recommendation?
A. Reduce the clozapine dose in half and do weekly CBC monitoring. B. Reduce the clozapine dose in half and do three times weekly CBC monitoring. C. Discontinue clozapine and do three times weekly CBC monitoring. D. Discontinue clozapine and do daily CBC monitoring.