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.