Table 2 Prescription patterns and administration routes of psychotic medications for respondent patients
|  | Overall (n = 847) | Schizophrenia In older persons (n = 51) |
|---|---|---|
Prescription patterns, n(%) | ||
 Monotherapy | 412(48.64) | 34(66.67) |
 Typical antipsychotic only | 41(4.84) | 5(9.80) |
 Atypical antipsychotic only | 371(43.80) | 29(56.86) |
Polypharmacy | 435(51.36) | 17(33.33) |
 Typical+ Typical | 3(0.35) | 0 |
 Typical+ Atypical | 287(33.88) | 13 (25.49) |
 Atypical+ Atypical | 145(17.12) | 4 (284.31) |
Concomitant medications, n(%) | ||
 Benzodiazepines | 40(4.72%) | 2(3.92) |
 MECT, n(%) | 81(9.56%) | 2(3.92) |
Administration route, n(%) | ||
 Oral route alone | 462(54.55%) | 30(58.82) |
 A combination of oral and intramuscular injections route | 338(39.91%) | 14(27.45) |
 Intramuscular injections route alone | 47 (5.55%) | 7(13.73) |