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Adverse events of antypsychotics during therapy of patients with schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

I. Sain
Affiliation:
Acute Male Department, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
D. Sago
Affiliation:
Acute Male Department, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
A. Bogovic
Affiliation:
Department for Psychosocial Therapy and Resocialization in Community, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
A. Silic
Affiliation:
Acute Female Department, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
A. Slavicek
Affiliation:
Acute Female Department, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
M. Mihanovic
Affiliation:
Department for A Prolonged Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
D. Bodor
Affiliation:
Department for Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

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According to the recommendation of the World Health Organization, and also implementation of atypical antipsychotics in every day clinical practice, consequently the question mark appears regarding use of anticolinergic drugs (i.e. biperiden). Therefore it′s prophylactic administration is not recommended in every day clinical practice, except in younger patients and children receiving high potency typical antipsychotic drugs. In this paper we studied frequency of using, or abusing biperiden, and daily dosage of it, during determinate period of one year on the Acute male and Acute female department of the Psychiatric Hospital ″Sveti Ivan″ in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. The object was to observe the therapy at the time of discharge. Almost 300 were included schizophrenic patients with average age of 40.6, and with prescription rate of biperiden as high as 38%.

Type
Poster Session 1: Antipsychotic Medications
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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