antipsychotic depot injections

Question 1

Long-acting depot injections can be considered for patients with psychosis or schizophrenia who

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prefer such treatment after an acute episode or where avoiding non-adherence to antipsychotic medication is a clinical priority.

Question 2

First-generation antipsychotic depot injections may give rise to a higher incidence of

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of adverse-effects such as extrapyramidal reactions.

Question 3

Extrapyramidal reactions occur less frequently with second-generation antipsychotic depot preparations, such as

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aripiprazole, paliperidone, risperidone and olanzapine embonate.

Question 4

There are very few differences in efficacy between individual first-generation antipsychotic depot injections; but this drug may be more effective in preventing relapses than other first-generation antipsychotic depot preparations.

Answer 4

zuclopenthixol decanoate