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. 2017 Jul 18;62(9):673–683. doi: 10.1177/0706743717719898

Table 4.

Antipsychotic Risk for Clinically Important Weight Gain.

Category Risk of Clinically Important Weight Gain, %a Antipsychotic
Lower <12 Aripiprazole, asenapine, and ziprasidone
Intermediate 10-24 Lurasidone, other FGAs, paliperidone, perphenazine, quetiapine, and risperidone
Higher >24 Chlorpromazine, clozapine, and olanzapine

FGA, first-generation antipsychotic.

aEstimated are rates of clinically important weight gain (equaling a net weight gain of 7% or greater from baseline weight) within ∼9 months of treatment.