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Hi, I read ur message abt missed Cloz. Im on 3.5 .25mg/daily and sometimes because of not being able to make the required weekly blood test or a screwup in all the communications necessary, I miss a full day or at most two. I am taking this med because of the effects of the PARLODEL. I will say that missing it had no destinct effect and I picked up on the regular dose again without problem...BUT knowing what I was like without it makes me very mentally dependent on it. I wouldnt want to go more than a day or two AT MOST. (Besides, my husband who felt the brunt of my actions BEFORE I was put on this, is always on my case not to run out) He doenst want to go thru that period again!!!!! BTW, we were in Spain last month. I arranged with Sandoz, Barcelona to have a list of RX's where it was stocked. It didnt matter because we were in a small town 30 miles north of Malaga that wasnt on the list. Chuck went to the RX to find a laboratory where I cud take the blood test and asked if they knew anything about this med. They said NO to the CLOZORIL but reached behind the counter and came out with a box of LEPONEX = THE EURO NAME. Same formula, same manufacturer. In Middlesex county (big county) in NJ there are only TWO RX's that have it. In this small Spanish town, it was on the shelf. In NJ I pay $87.50 for 25 pills in Spain I paid $12.50 for a box of 40!!!!!!! Needless to say I managed an extra box to bring home. I have been on this med for more than a year with weekly blood tests at $25 each. I cant get the CLOZ without it. In the Euro paper insert it says that after 6 months of no ill effects (read: drop in white cell count) and after taking weekly tests, the tests can be reduced to once a month. Not here in America.!!! Why!!! DOES ANYONE OUTSIDE AMERICA USE LEPONEX (CLOZORIL) ARE YOU REQUIRED TO TAKE WEEKLY BLOOD TESTS ?? WHAT ARE YOU PAYING IN US$EQUIVELANT?? Joyce (and Chuck)