OBJECTIVE: To obtain information on prescription pattern of antipsychotic drugs for @entity161 in- @entity1 treated in public hospitals in Hong Kong. Four main areas of antipsychotic treatment are reported in this paper: (1) doses of antipsychotic drugs, (2) the practice of giving multiple antipsychotic agents simultaneously, (3) use of antipsychotics in divided daily doses and (4) co-administration of antipsychotic and antiparkinson drugs. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of prescriptions of antipsychotic medication for a representative sample of 957 @entity161 in- @entity1 was conducted on a randomly chosen census day. Questionnaire items included basic demographic and clinical data, as well as inventory for all medications received by @entity1 on census day. RESULTS: The mean antipsychotic dose was 854 +/- 759 (median: 600; range) 0-4450) mg CPZeq. Over two-third of the @entity1 were given more than drug concurrently while less than 20% received the medication in multiple divided doses. Antiparkinson drugs were prescribed with antipsychotic medication in 69.61%, of the subjects. There were few differences between acute and chronic @entity1 with respect to their respective prescription patterns. CONCLUSIONS: Antipsychotic treatment of @entity161 inpatients in Hong Kong is largely in accord with international standards. Problematic areas identified for closer scrutiny include the concurrent use of more than one antipsychotic drug for both acute and chronic @entity1 , and the higher than recommended doses for antipsychotic drugs and frequent use of antiparkinson medication for chronic @entity1 . Dissemination of these results, accompanied by continuing medical education about psychopharmacology, are planned to further improve the quality of treatment for @entity161 @entity1 .

A survey of antipsychotic treatment for XXXX in Hong Kong.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenic']
@entity161 :: (MESH:D012559,Disease) :: ['schizophrenia']
