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Comment
. 2020 Jul 1;45(4):E1.
doi: 10.1503/jpn.2045301.

Clozapine and COVID-19

Gary Remington  1 , Valerie Powell  1
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Comment

Clozapine and COVID-19

Gary Remington et al. J Psychiatry Neurosci. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

G. Remington has received clinical, research and advisory board support from HLS Therapeutics, consultant fees from Mitsubishi-Tanabe Pharma Corporation, and research support from the University of Toronto, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Research Hospital Fund–Canada Foundation for Innovation (RHF-CFI). No other competing interests were declared.

Comment in

  • Clozapine and COVID-19: The authors respond.
    Siskind D, Honer WG, Clark S, Correll CU, Hasan A, Howes O, Kane JM, Kelly DL, Laitman R, Lee J, MacCabe JH, Myles N, Nielsen J, Schulte PF, Taylor D, Verdoux H, Wheeler A, Freudenreich O. Siskind D, et al. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2020 Jul 1;45(4):E1-E2. doi: 10.1503/jpn.2045302. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2020. PMID: 32584530 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

  • J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2020 Apr 03;45(4):200061.
  • Consensus statement on the use of clozapine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Siskind D, Honer WG, Clark S, Correll CU, Hasan A, Howes O, Kane JM, Kelly DL, Laitman R, Lee J, MacCabe JH, Myles N, Nielsen J, Schulte PF, Taylor D, Verdoux H, Wheeler A, Freudenreich O. Siskind D, et al. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2020 May 1;45(3):222-223. doi: 10.1503/jpn.200061. Epub 2020 Apr 3. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2020. PMID: 32297722 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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