Associations between the number of antipsychotics prescribed and metabolic parameters in Japanese patients with schizophrenia.

Yuichiro WatanabeShin OnoTakuro SugaiYutaro SuzukiManabu YamazakiNorio SugawaraNorio Yasui-FurukoriKazutaka ShimodaTakao MoriYuji OzekiHiroshi MatsudaKurefu OkamotoToyoaki SagaeToshiyuki Someya

Published in: PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2022)

Our results suggested that the number of antipsychotics prescribed adversely affects BMI and dBP. Clinicians should avoid inappropriate antipsychotic polypharmacy, especially polypharmacy involving three or more antipsychotics.

Keyphrases

body mass index
adverse drug
palliative care
emergency department
weight gain