Antipsychotic Use Pattern in Schizophrenia Outpatients: Correlates of Polypharmacy.
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health
; 13: 92-103, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study investigates the antipsychotic use patterns of patients with schizophrenia and its correlations in their daily drug use patterns.METHODS:
Patients with schizophrenia who have regular records at two different community counselling centres (CCS) were included in the study. Information about their medications and sociodemographic data was recorded through face-to-face interviews and supporting information about their drug use patterns was obtained from their relatives/caregivers/nurse. The Clinical Global Impression Scale (severity of illness) and the General Assessment of Functionality scales were also administered.RESULTS:
Patients with schizophrenia used 2.0 ± 0.81 antipsychotics daily and 3.52 ± 2.55 pills (1-18). Seventy-one percent of the patients used two or more kinds of psychotropic drugs. The most frequently used antipsychotics were quetiapine, a second generation antipsychotic, and haloperidol, a typical antipsychotic. Clinical severity, regular visits to a CCS and use of depot antipsychotics were independent predictors for polypharmacy.CONCLUSION:
The rate of polypharmacy use is high in Turkey. There are multiple risk factors related with polipharmacy. New studies should focus risk factors for preventing polypharmacy.
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2017
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