Health resource utilization associated with switching to risperidone long-acting injection

Objective Studies have shown oral risperidone and conventional depot antipsychotics decrease direct healthcare costs largely by reducing hospitalization. Our aim was to assess the effect on bed stay of risperidone injection prescribed in normal clinical practice. Method Patients prescribed risperi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica 2006-07, Vol.114 (1), p.14-20
Hauptverfasser:	Young, C. L., Taylor, D. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Adolescent Adult Aged Antipsychotic Agents - administration & dosage Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects Antipsychotic Agents - economics Biological and medical sciences Comparative analysis Delayed-Action Preparations Female Follow-Up Studies Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data Health Resources - economics Health Resources - utilization Health services utilization Humans Injections Injections, Intramuscular Length of Stay - economics Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data London Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neuropharmacology Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data outcome assessment (healthcare) Patient Dropouts - statistics & numerical data Patient Readmission - economics Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prescription drugs Prospective Studies Psycholeptics: tranquillizer, neuroleptic Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Psychotic Disorders - drug therapy Psychotic Disorders - economics risperdal consta risperidone Risperidone - administration & dosage Risperidone - adverse effects Risperidone - economics Schizophrenia State Medicine - economics State Medicine - utilization
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