Table 6 Antipsychotic switching among patients receiving polypharmacy who discontinued (90 day gap in therapy) ≥1 index antipsychotics during one year follow-up
From: Antipsychotic patterns of use in patients with schizophrenia: polypharmacy versus monotherapy
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Patients receiving polypharmacya who discontinued ≥1 index medications | 745 (77.0) |
Antipsychotic medication status after discontinuation | |
Monotherapy with 1 of the index medications | 157 (21.1) |
Monotherapy with switch to a new antipsychotic | 134 (18.0) |
New polypharmacy regimen including 1 of the index medications | 66 (8.9) |
New polypharmacy regimen with all new antipsychotics | 62 (8.3) |
Remained on no antipsychotics | 326 (43.8) |