Sasha Drysdale

“The court heard evidence as to a small number of studies conducted internationally which, whilst having small sample sizes, could be read as suggesting an increased incidence of certain forms of blood cancer amongst those taking Clozapine. I am concerned that further research is needed to either refute or confirm whether or not taking Clozapine materially increases the risk of a patient developing certain blood cancers.”

“Miss [name redacted] had previously been prescribed the anti-psychotic medication Clozapine as a consequence of treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder.”

“[the deceased] died on 28th March 2023 at Beckett Place, Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under- Lyne as a consequence of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (Transformed from Myelodysplastic Syndrome).”