Patients should be far more vociferous and challenging before starting any medication. If the average patient knew the findings of the Glasgow review, no doubt they would think twice, even three times, before taking any medication. Doctors also need to be given more time in consultations to consider the side effects of prescription medicines. The patient leaflet for clozapine (Clozaril) says “may cause weight gain.”[46] It does not say that you may gain an average of 9.9 kilograms in one year.
