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. 2008 Jul 18;8:57. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-8-57

Table 4.

Reason for Sertindole Discontinuation during Study Follow-up (682 patients), with type of previously taken treatment

Total N (%)
Reason for Stopping Beforea Afterb

Sertindole suspension and Named Patient Use restrictions 176 (35.3%) 49 (26.8%)
Typical antipsychotic(s)c 50 (25.1%) 28 (31.5%)
At least one atypical antipsychoticd 49 (31.6%) 15 (20.8%)

Patient desire to stop 127 (25.5%) 50 (27.3%)
Typical antipsychotic(s)c 71 (35.7%) 26 (29.2%)
At least one atypical antipsychoticd 39 (25.2%) 18 (25.0%)

Lack of efficacy 64 (12.8%) 39 (21.3%)
Typical antipsychotic(s)c 28 (14.1%) 17 (19.1%)
At least one atypical antipsychoticd 23 (14.8%) 19 (26.4%)

Adverse Event(s) 58 (11.6%) 19 (10.4%)
Typical antipsychotic(s)c 26 (13.1%) 10 (11.2%)
At least one atypical antipsychoticd 20 (12.9%) 9 (12.5%)

Other reasons 74 (14.8%) 26 (14.2%)
Typical antipsychotic(s)c 24 (12.1%) 8 (9.0%) 11
At least one atypical antipsychoticd 24 (15.5%) (15.3%)

Total 499 (100.0%) 183 (100.0%)

a For 2 patients, reason for stopping sertindole treatment was missing.

b For 1 patient, reason for stopping sertindole treatment was missing.

c For 129 patients, the name of the antipsychotic given before sertindole treatment was missing and 48 patients had no antipsychotic treatment before sertindole.

d For 8 patients, the name of the antipsychotic given before sertindole treatment was missing and 25 patients had no antipsychotic treatment before sertindole.