Evaluation of Concurrent Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Prescribing at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System

• Published in: Journal of clinical psychopharmacology Vol. 37; no. 5; p. 605
• Main Authors: Dimitropoulos, Erica, Drogemuller, Lisa, Wong, Kara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Adult; Antipsychotic Agents - administration & dosage; Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use; Delayed-Action Preparations - administration & dosage; Drug Therapy, Combination - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Male; Middle Aged; Polypharmacy; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs - statistics & numerical data

Antipsychotic polypharmacy is defined as the concomitant prescribing of more than 1 antipsychotic medication for an individual patient. Despite clinical guideline recommendations, long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) are often used together with oral antipsychotics (OAPs) to treat a variety...