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Table 2 Number and Type of Antipsychotic Prescribed just Prior to Initial Prescription of Sertindole

From: The Sertindole Safety Survey: A retrospective analysis under a named patient use programme in Europe

Number of antipsychotics

Total

Only typical antipsychotic(s)

Only atypical antipsychotic(s)

Both types

 

Na (%)

Na (%)

Na (%)

Na (%)

None

73 (5.6%)

-

-

-

1 antipsychotic

876 (67.6%)

476 (54.3%)

400 (45.7%)

-

2 antipsychotics

271 (20.9%)

151 (55.7%)

17 (6.3%)

103 (38.0%)

3 antipsychotics and more

75 (5.8%)

39 (52.0%)

2 (2.7%)

34 (45.3%)

Total

1,295 (100.0%)

666 (54.5%)b

419 (34.3%)b

137 (11.2%)b

  1. a For 137 patients, the name of the antipsychotic given before sertindole initiation was missing.
  2. b These percentages were calculated using a denominator of 1,222 (i.e., the total number of patients [1,295] minus those not initially taking an antipsychotic [73])