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Table 2 Description of the type of medications used by patients with schizophrenia

From: Effects of antipsychotic and anticholinergic medications on cognition in chronic patients with schizophrenia

 

Frequency (%)

Antipscyhotic medication

Second generation antipsychotics

  Yes

60 (50.0%)

  No

60 (50.0%)

First generation antipsychotics

  Yes

92 (76.7%)

  No

28 (23.3%)

Mood stabilizer medications (Lithium family group and antiepileptic medications)

  Yes

65 (36.1%)

  No

115 (63.9%)

Lithium carbonate

  Yes

16 (13.3%)

  No

104 (86.7%)

Antiepileptics

  Yes

58 (48.3%)

  No

62 (51.7%)

Benzodiazepines

  Yes

45 (37.5%)

  No

75 (62.5%)

Anticholinergics

  Yes

85 (70.8%)

  No

35 (29.2%)

Antidepressants medications

  Yes

15 (8.3%)

  No

165 (91.7%)

Tricyclic antidepressants

  Yes

9 (7.5%)

  No

111 (92.5%)

Other antidepressants

  Yes

6 (5.0%)

  No

114 (95.0%)

Other types of medications*

  Yes

61 (50.8%)

  No

59 (49.2%)

 

Mean ± SD

Chlorpromazine equivalent dose

1041.6 [Min .5; Max 4502.0]

Benzodiazepine (Valium) equivalent dose

15.03 [Min 5.00; Max 48.00]

Anticholinergic Drug Scale (ADS)

7.18 ± 3.11

Duration of medication treatment (in months)

54.7 ± 29.5

Number of antipsychotics used

1.85 ± 0.94

  1. *Second generation antipsychotic: risperidone, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, and paliperidone
  2. First generation antipsychotic: haloperidol, chlorpromazine, pimozide, zuclopenthixol, fluphenazine, and perphenazine
  3. Antiepileptics: valproic acid, carbamazepine, pregabalin, topiramate, phenytoin
  4. Benzodiazepines: lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam, diazepam, alprazolam, bromazepam
  5. Anticholinergics: trihexyphenidyl
  6. Tricyclic antidepressants: amitriptyline, clomipramine, imipramine
  7. other antidepressants: venlafaxine, sertraline
  8. Other types of medications: Anticoagulants, supplements, antimuscarinics, antiarrhythmics, antiparkinsonians, antiasthmatic agents, vitamins, thyroid medications, stomach protection, antidiabetics, statins, antihypertensives, and proton-pump inhibitors