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Second-Generation Antipsychotics and Dysregulation of Glucose Metabolism: Beyond Weight Gain
Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are the cornerstone of treatment for schizophrenia because of their high clinical efficacy. However, SGA treatment is associated with severe metabolic alterations and body weight gain, which can increase the risk ...
Diana Grajales +2 more
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Objectives To determine the association of long-term use of antipsychotics with the risk of dyslipidaemia.Design A hospital-based cohort study.Setting Electronic health record data of adult mental health inpatients in all 19 specialised psychiatric ...
Juan Li +8 more
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Altered brainstem responses to modafinil in schizophrenia: implications for adjunctive treatment of cognition. [PDF]
Candidate pro-cognitive drugs for schizophrenia targeting several neurochemical systems have consistently failed to demonstrate robust efficacy. It remains untested whether concurrent antipsychotic medications exert pharmacodynamic interactions that ...
Carter, Cameron S +3 more
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Background The association between antipsychotics and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains significant yet unestablished, especially in Chinese populations.Objective To investigate the risk of CVDs associated with antipsychotics among Chinese ...
Peng Peng +7 more
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The acute efficacy of antipsychotics in schizophrenia: a review of recent meta-analyses
Schizophrenia is the eighth leading cause of disability worldwide in people aged 15–44 years. Before antidopaminergic antipsychotics were introduced in the 1950s, no effective medications existed for the treatment of schizophrenia. This review summarizes
P. Haddad, C. Correll
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Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients.
BACKGROUND Guidelines suggest limited and cautious use of antipsychotics for treatment of delirium where nonpharmacological interventions have failed and symptoms remain distressing or dangerous, or both.
L. Burry +8 more
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Drug-induced liver injury in association with antipsychotics
Introduction Drug-induced liver injury is one of the leading causes for acute liver failure and drug withdrawal after marketing approval. One important risk factor is the extent of exposure of the hepatocytes to a substance, either by high doses or by ...
R. Zeiss, M. Gahr
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Dosing strategies for switching from oral risperidone to paliperidone palmitate: Effects on clinical outcomes. [PDF]
IntroductionThere are currently no guidelines for switching patients from oral risperidone to paliperidone palmitate (Invega Sustenna®). Furthermore, the paliperidone long-acting injectable (LAI) package insert does not recommend bridging with oral ...
Hsia, Stephanie L +4 more
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Challenges and pitfalls of antipsychotic prescribing in people with learning disability [PDF]
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Alexander, Regi T. +7 more
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Antipsychotics, Metabolic Adverse Effects, and Cognitive Function in Schizophrenia
Cognitive impairment is a core symptom domain of schizophrenia. The effect of antipsychotics, the cornerstone of treatment in schizophrenia, on this domain is not fully clear.
Nicole Mackenzie +11 more
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