Table 3 Prescription rates of medications most frequently prescribed and high-dose rates on discharge (n = 800)

Antipsychotics

877

658

219

75 (8.6)

 Olanzapine

234 (26.7)

223

11

41

 Risperidone

188 (21.4)

161

27

10

 Quetiapine

140 (16.0)

140

nil

10

 Paliperidone

107 (12.2)

1

106

12

 Aripiprazole

52 (5.9)

39

13

1

 Zuclopenthixol

43 (4.9)

3

40

nil

 Clozapine

42 (4.8)

42

nil

nil

 Other

71 (8.1)

49

22

1

Antidepressants

359

N/A

N/A

26 (7.2)

 Mirtazapine

74 (20.6)

12

 Venlafaxine

58 (16.2)

1

 Sertraline

40 (11.1)

1

 Fluoxetine

38 (10.6)

1

 Duloxetine

34 (9.5)

nil

 Other

115 (32.0)

11

Benzodiazepines

229

N/A

N/A

6 (2.6)

 Diazepam

167 (72.9)

1

 Lorazepam

29 (12.7)

3

 Temazepam

18 (7.9)

nil

 Other

15 (6.6)

2

Mood stabilisers

229

N/A

N/A

N/A^a

 Sodium valproate

117 (51.1)

 Lithium

97 (42.4)

 Other

15 (6.6)