Management of adverse events is a major concern of clinicians who use antipsychotic drugs. The incidence of motor side effects is dose dependent. Atypical antipsychotic drugs are less likely to ...

This method allows comparison of dose escalation not only between different antipsychotics but also over different periods of time of titration. Provided doses are converted to chlorpromazine ...

A higher risk of unexpected death was found in children and young adults who took a higher dose of antipsychotic medication compared to those who did not take antipsychotics, a study published in ...

The article is “Clozapine and ‘High-Dose’ Olanzapine in Refractory Early-Onset Schizophrenia: A 12-Week Randomized and Double-Blind Comparison” by Sanjiv Kumra, Harvey Kranzler ...

Risk factors for TD in this population include the use of typical antipsychotics, higher doses, longer duration ... longitudinal studies, and 2 chart reviews. Methodological quality was assessed ...

with a single antipsychotic during a 30-day interval. The comparison groups included monotherapy lurasidone, aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone, at a dose equivalent to 80 mg per ...

“Dose reduction/discontinuation of antipsychotics during the early stages of remitted first-episode psychosis shows superior long-term recovery rates compared with the rates achieved with ...

Armed with results from their own studies, various pharmaceutical companies tout the new drugs, the so-called atypical antipsychotics, as superior to traditional antipsychotic drugs in the battle ...

Assessment occurred 1 month and 1 week prior to deprescribing and 3, 6 and 12 months following initial dose reduction. Overall, 135 participants achieved antipsychotic cessation, according to ...

The article is "Clozapine and 'High-Dose' Olanzapine in Refractory Early-Onset Schizophrenia: A 12-Week Randomized and Double-Blind Comparison" by Sanjiv Kumra, Harvey Kranzler, Ginny Gerbino ...