scholarly journals Comparative Study of the Effects of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs on Plasma and Urine Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Schizophrenic Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 17 ◽  
pp. 555-565
Author(s):  
Anna Dietrich-Muszalska ◽  
Joanna Kolodziejczyk-Czepas ◽  
Pawel Nowak
2011 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Woo Park ◽  
Chan Hong Lee ◽  
Jung Goo Lee ◽  
Luck Woo Kim ◽  
Bae Sub Shin ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Rameshwar S Manhas ◽  
Gaurav S Manhas ◽  
Rukhsana Akhter ◽  
Jagdish R Thappa ◽  
Angli Manhas

Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic debilitating major psychiatric illness which is characterized by a decreased ability to understand reality, strange speech and abnormal behavior. Aims: To find out pharmacological patterns in schizophrenic patients. Materials & Methods: The present observational cross-sectional study involved prescription of 150 schizophrenic patients and was conducted in the outpatient department (OPD) of tertiary care hospital, Jammu over a period of two months. Data like name, number, combination of drugs etc of psychotropic medications were collected Results: Average number of drugs per prescription was 2.26. Among prescribed antipsychotics, 87.9% were atypical antipsychotic drugs. Single antipsychotic was used in 57.3% patients whereas combination of antipsychotics were used in 42.7% patients. Olanzapine was the most commonly used antipsychotic drug and was prescribed in 72.7% patients. Benzodiazepines were the most commonly used comedications and were prescribed in 62% patients. Conclusion: From present study, it has been concluded that atypical antipsychotic drugs were the most frequently prescribed among schizophrenic patients. The most common medication to be used was olanzapine whereas the most common comedications used along with antipsychotics were benzodiazepines. Keywords: Antipsychotics, Olanzapine, Schizophrenia.


1993 ◽  
Vol 110 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Duval ◽  
M. C. Mokrani ◽  
J. P. Macher ◽  
M. A. Crocq ◽  
J. Oliveira Castro ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halef Okan Dogan ◽  
Etem Erdal Ersan ◽  
Hüseyin Aydin ◽  
Serpil Erdoğan ◽  
Serpil Erşan ◽  
...  

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