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Number and Type of Antipsychotic Prescribed just Prior to Initial Prescription of Sertindole |
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| Number of antipsychotics |
Total |
Only typical antipsychotic(s) |
Only atypical antipsychotic(s) |
Both types |
| Na (%) |
Na (%) |
Na (%) |
Na (%) |
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| None |
73 (5.6%) |
- |
- |
- |
| 1 antipsychotic |
876 (67.6%) |
476 (54.3%) |
400 (45.7%) |
- |
| 2 antipsychotics |
271 (20.9%) |
151 (55.7%) |
17 (6.3%) |
103 (38.0%) |
| 3 antipsychotics and more |
75 (5.8%) |
39 (52.0%) |
2 (2.7%) |
34 (45.3%) |
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| Total |
1,295 (100.0%) |
666 (54.5%)b |
419 (34.3%)b |
137 (11.2%)b |
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a For 137 patients, the name of the antipsychotic given before sertindole initiation was missing. b These percentages were calculated using a denominator of 1,222 (i.e., the total number of patients [1,295] minus those not initially taking an antipsychotic [73]) | ||||
Lançon et al. BMC Psychiatry 2008 8:57 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-8-57 |
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