Table 3.
Monotherapy (n = 186) | Co-therapy with 2 drugs (n = 150) | Polytherapy (> 2 drugs) (n = 135) | |||
Drug | N (%) | Drugs | N (%) | Drugs | N (%) |
Haloperidol | 45 (24.2) | Other typical/atypical | 15 (10.0) | Haloperidol/other typicals/other AC | 11 (8.2) |
Valproate | 31 (16.7) | Haloperidol/Lithium | 12 (8.0) | Haloperidol/other typicals/Valproate | 11 (8.2) |
Lithium | 27 (14.5) | Olanzapine/Valproate | 10 (6.7) | Haloperidol/other typicals/Lithium | 8 (5.9) |
Olanzapine | 19 (10.2) | Risperidone/non-valproate AC | 10 (6.7) | Other typicals/other AC/Lithium | 8 (5.9) |
Other typical | 18 (9.7) | Other typical/Valproate | 10 (6.7) | Haloperidol/other typicals | 3 (2.2) |
Risperidone | 16 (8.6) | Risperidone/Lithium | 9 (6.0) | Other typicals/Valproate/Lithium | 2 (1.5) |
Other AC | 14 (7.6) | 2 typicals | 9 (6.0) | Other combinations | 92 (68.1) |
Quetiapine | 10 (5.4) | Other typical/Lithium | 8 (5.3) | ||
Other atypical | 6 (3.2) | Haloperidol/Valproate | 8 (5.3) | ||
Lithium/non-valproate AC | 8 (5.3) | ||||
Olanzapine/Lithium | 7 (4.7) | ||||
Haloperidol/non-valproate AC | 7 (4.7) | ||||
Other combinations | 37 (24.7) |
AC = Anticonvulsivants;