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. 2009 Apr 7;7:4. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-7-4

Table 5.

Treatment Switch Patterns by Reason for Switching and by Antipsychotic:

Medication Switch To → Olanzapine Risperidone Quetiapine Ziprasidone Aripiprazole Clozapine
Medication Switched From ↓ by Reason
Lack of Efficacy
 Olanzapine 0% 20% 10% 20% 20% 30%
 Risperidone 30% 0% 20% 20% 20% 10%
 Quetiapine 20% 20% 0% 20% 20% 20%
 Ziprasidone 30% 20% 20% 0% 30% 0%
 Aripiprazole 20% 20% 20% 30% 0% 0%
 Clozapine 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weight Gain
 Olanzapine 0% 10% 10% 35% 45% 0%
 Risperidone 0% 0% 10% 45% 45% 0%
 Quetiapine 0% 30% 0% 35% 35% 0%
 Ziprasidone 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
 Aripiprazole 0% 0% 0% 5% 95% 0%
 Clozapine 0% 20% 0% 40% 40% 0%
Diabetes
 Olanzapine 0% 10% 10% 35% 45% 0%
 Risperidone 0% 0% 10% 45% 45% 0%
 Quetiapine 0% 30% 0% 35% 35% 0%
 Ziprasidone 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
 Aripiprazole 0% 0% 0% 5% 95% 0%
 Clozapine 0% 20% 0% 40% 40% 0%
EPS
 Olanzapine 0% 0% 30% 0% 30% 40%
 Risperidone 40% 0% 30% 0% 30% 0%
 Quetiapine 50% 0% 0% 0% 40% 10%
 Ziprasidone 50% 0% 30% 0% 20% 0%
 Aripiprazole 50% 0% 40% 0% 0% 10%
 Clozapine 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Hyperlipidemia
 Olanzapine 0% 10% 10% 35% 45% 0%
 Risperidone 0% 0% 10% 45% 45% 0%
 Quetiapine 0% 30% 0% 35% 35% 0%
 Ziprasidone 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
 Aripiprazole 0% 0% 0% 5% 95% 0%
 Clozapine 0% 20% 0% 40% 40% 0%
Patient Preference
 Olanzapine 0% 50% 10% 20% 20% 0%
 Risperidone 30% 0% 20% 20% 20% 0%
 Quetiapine 20% 50% 0% 10% 10% 0%
 Ziprasidone 20% 50% 10% 0% 10% 0%
 Aripiprazole 20% 50% 10% 10% 0% 0%
 Clozapine 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%