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. 2012 Jun 15;8:247–257. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S29891

Table 2.

Summary of pretreatment antipsychotic drug use during cross-titration period

Asenapine (n = 485) Olanzapine (n = 464)
Antipsychotics, n (%)
Total 467 (96.3) 452 (97.4)
1 329 (67.8) 335 (72.2)
2 107 (22.1) 93 (20.0)
3 or more 31 (6.4) 24 (5.2)
Antipsychotic class, n (%)
FGA 151 (31.1) 138 (29.7)
SGA 386 (79.6) 363 (78.2)
Depot 60 (12.4) 53 (11.4)
Antipsychotic, n (%)
SGA
Olanzapine 132 (27.2) 109 (23.5)
Risperidone 163 (33.6) 151 (32.5)
Quetiapine 63 (13.0) 57 (12.3)
Ziprasidone 16 (3.3) 22 (4.7)
Aripiprazole 28 (5.8) 41 (8.8)
Amisulpride 17 (3.5) 14 (3.0)
Clozapine 14 (2.9) 8 (1.7)
Clotiapine 4 (0.8) 0 (0.0)
Paliperidone 2 (0.4) 3 (0.6)
Ziprasidone mesilate 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4)
Zotepine 0 (0.0) 2 (0.4)
Melperone hydrochloride 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2)
Sertindole 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2)
FGA
Haloperidol 53 (10.9) 47 (10.1)
Chlorpromazine 12 (2.5) 23 (5.0)
Levomepromazine 14 (2.9) 9 (1.9)
Fluphenazine 11 (2.3) 9 (1.9)
Trifluoperazine 9 (1.9) 11 (2.4)
Promethazine 10 (2.1) 7 (1.5)
Sulpiride 8 (1.6) 5 (1.1)
Thioridazine 5 (1.0) 3 (0.6)
Chlorprothixene 4 (0.8) 11 (2.4)
Loxapine 4 (0.8) 2 (0.4)
Cyamemazine 4 (0.8) 2 (0.4)
Tiapride 2 (0.4) 0 (0.0)
Pipotiazine 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
Benperidol 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Pimozide 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Thioproperazine 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Zuclopenthixol 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
Depot
Fluphenazine decanoate 11 (2.3) 13 (2.8)
Flupentixol 19 (3.9) 21 (4.5)
Zuclopenthixol 15 (3.1) 6 (1.3)
Flupentixol decanoate 0 (0.0) 2 (0.4)
Haloperidol decanoate 8 (1.6) 8 (1.7)
Perphenazine 8 (1.6) 3 (0.6)
Perphenazine enantate 0 (0.0) 2 (0.4)
Zuclopenthixol decanoate 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2)
Perphenazine decanoate 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)

Abbreviations: FGA, first-generation antipsychotic; SGA, second-generation antipsychotic.