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This report attempts to find a successful antipsychotic drug using duration of administration in routine private out-patient practice as a measure of success. All medical records of 56 schizophrenia patients over a ten-year period were examined. The antipsychotic drugs prescribed for longer than 4 years were identified. One patient was treated with clozapine for 31 years. Of the second generation antipsychotics, sertindole was most frequently prescribed for the longest periods: two patients for 9 years, one for 8 years, two for 7 years and six for 5 years. This was followed by risperidone with 4 patients treated for 5 years.
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Vinar, O. How Long Can We Treat a Patient With the Same Antipsychotic Drug? Results from an Outpatient Psychiatric Practice in Prague. Act Nerv Super 50, 118–120 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03379554
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