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Table 3 Type of first generation antipsychotic medications prescribed to treat schizophrenia at Amanuel Specialized Mental Hospital

From: Prevalence and management practice of first generation antipsychotics induced side effects among schizophrenic patients at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, central Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Variable category

Frequency(%)

Types of antipsychotics

Chlorpromazine

114 (38.0)

Fluphenazine decanoate

32 (10.7)

Haloperidol

53 (17.7)

Thioridazine

4 (1.3)

Trifluoperazine

4 (1.3)

Chlorpromazine + Fluphenazine decanoate

55 (18.3)

Haloperidol + Fluphenazine decanoate

15 (5.0)

Chlorpromazine + haloperidol

23 (7.7)

Number of antipsychotics

Monotherapy

208 (69.3)

Combination therapy (≥2 antipsychotics)

92 (30.7)

Chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose of antipsychotics in mg

< 300 (sub-therapeutic)

169 (56.3)

300–600 (therapeutic)

114 (38.0)

600–1000 (supra-therapeutic)

17 (5.7)

Response to antipsychotics

Adequate response (remission of illness)

265 (88.3)

Poor response with recurrent illness

35 (35.0)