Polypharmacy and psychotropic drug loading in patients with schizophrenia in Asian countries: Fourth survey of Research on Asian Prescription Patterns on antipsychotics.
Shu-Yu YangLian-Yu ChenEunice NajoanRoy Abraham KallivayalilKittisak ViboonmaRuzita JamaluddinAfzal JavedDuong Thi Quynh HoaHitoshi IidaKang SimThiha SweYan-Ling HeYongchon ParkHelal Uddin AhmedAngelo De AlwisHelen Fung-Kum ChiuNorman SartoriusChay-Hoon TanMian-Yoon ChongNaotaka ShinfukuShih Ku LinPublished in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2018)
Differences in psychiatrist training as well as the civil culture and health insurance system of each country may have contributed to the differences in these rates. The concept of drug loading can be applied to other medical fields.