Prescribing pattern of antipsychotics for patients with schizophrenia using the total daily dose online tool.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the prescribing pattern of antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia using the British National Formulary total daily dose (TDD) online tool. We analysed data from the electronic medical records at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) of 272 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who were prescribed both typical and atypical antipsychotic medications. The results showed that aripiprazole was the most commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug, followed by haloperidol then risperidone. The TDD online tool was used to calculate the TDD of each prescribed antipsychotic medication. Most patients were prescribed doses within the recommended range for each medication, although some were prescribed doses above or below the recommended range. Moreover, a high recomme

SUBMITTER: Alsabhan JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682108 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature