What baseline investigations and monitoring protocol should be followed for a patient initiating clozapine, including complete blood count, fasting glucose, lipid profile, liver and renal function tests, blood pressure, electrocardiogram if cardiac history, and ongoing monitoring of absolute neutrophil count, myocarditis markers, seizure risk, metabolic parameters, and criteria for dose adjustment or discontinuation?

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