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New vs old antipsychotics

Filed in archive Treatment on September 19, 2005



A landmark study from the NEJM found little difference between the newer antipsychotic medications and an older one that has been discontinued in the US:

The study, which looked at four new-generation drugs, called atypical antipsychotics, and one older drug, found that all five blunted the symptoms of schizophrenia, a disabling disorder that affects three million Americans. But almost three-quarters of the patients who participated stopped taking the drugs they were on because of discomfort or specific side effects.
Note the differences in cost:

In the doses used in the study, a month's supply of perphenazine costs about $60, compared with $520 for Zyprexa, $450 for Seroquel, $250 for Risperdal and $290 for Geodon, according to Drugstore.com.


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