Open AccessAntipsychotic prescription and polypharmacy among outpatients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian hospital
Author(s) -
Ihechiluru Goodnews Anozie,
Bawo Onesirosan James,
Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_93_19
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medicine , antipsychotic , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , medical prescription , anticholinergic , outpatient clinic , pharmacology
International guidelines recommend antipsychotic monotherapy as the ideal treatment option in pharmacotherapy for schizophrenia, though this yields modest outcomes in a third of patients. Antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) has been tried in many patients with schizophrenia to improve outcomes in those with poor treatment response.