Twenty-Year Trends in Antipsychotic Utilization in Serbia: A Nationwide Drug Utilization Study [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Antipsychotic drug utilization has changed substantially over recent decades, reflecting evolving prescribing practices, drug availability, and treatment guidelines.
Zorana Pavlovic +9 more
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Measurement of treatment adherence with antipsychotic agents in patients with schizophrenia [PDF]
Xinhua S Ren1,2,3, Lawrence Herz4,5, Shirley Qian1,2,3, Eric Smith3,4, Lewis E Kazis1,2,31The Center for the Assessment of Pharmaceutical Practices (CAPP), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of ...
Xinhua S Ren +3 more
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Antipsychotic agents: efficacy and safety in schizophrenia
Arão Nogueira de Araújo,1 Eduardo Pondé de Sena,1,2 Irismar Reis de Oliveira,1,3 Mario F Juruena41Postgraduation Program in Interactive Processes of Organs and Systems, 2Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Health ...
de Araújo AN +3 more
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Benefits of Community-based Treatment for Patients with Schizophrenia: Based on Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotic Agents [PDF]
Schizophrenia could affect the social and occupational functions of patients in the long term. Community-based mental health services and management models promote mental health by improving accessibility, acceptability, affordability, practicality and ...
Schizophrenia Coordination Group, Chinese Society of Psychiatry, Chinese Society of General Practice, LI Qian, SI Tianmei
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Advances and Challenges in Intranasal Delivery of Antipsychotic Agents Targeting the Central Nervous System [PDF]
Zahid Hussain +2 more
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Reply: Antipsychotic Agents and Delirium. [PDF]
Hsieh SJ +4 more
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Recommendations for duration of treatment with antipsychotics before considering a switch vary from 2 to 8 weeks, although several studies suggest a rapid onset of action.
Rikke Meyer +6 more
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Myocarditis in patients on long-term antipsychotics –mechanism, management and recent updates
Objective: Clozapine is the first atypical antipsychotic drug and was frequently cited as the most effective antipsychotic for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but it is associated with a concert of significant cardiotoxic side effects.
Patterson Daniel +6 more
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Loxapine in patient with clozapine-resistant psychosis [PDF]
Clozapine is recognized as the drug of choice for treatment-refractory schizophrenia, but use may be limited because of strict monitoring requirements and adverse effects including severe neutropenia, seizures, and myocarditis.
Jennifer Erley, PharmD, MBA, BCPS +3 more
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Risperidone-induced Premature Ventricular Complexes in Psychosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Atypical antipsychotics are known to cause cardiovascular side effects, such as prolonging the QTc interval due to blockade of the potassium repolarization channels, and hence they predispose to ventricular arrhythmias, like premature ventricular ...
Javed A Siddiqui +2 more
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