A prospective study on patterns of use of schizophrenia medications in outpatient pharmacy department, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ponto, Thellie, Ismail, Nurul Izwani, Abdul Majeed, Abu Bakar, Marmaya, Najihah Hanisah, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prous Science 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12796/1/A%20prospective%20study%20on%20patterns%20of%20use%20of%20schizophrenia%20medications%20in%20outpatient%20pharmacy%20department.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12796/

Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder and pharmacotherapy plays a major role in its management. The 1950s and early 1960s saw milestones in the introduction of psychotropic drugs in clinical practice. A review of drug prescriptions in different settings provides an insight into the pattern...