Table 2.
Distribution of psychotropic medication class the 914 patients who changed the index antipsychotic medication treatment changed to.
| Medication class changed to | Olanzapine |
Quetiapine |
Risperidone |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Another atypical antipsychotica | 30 | (28.9) | 98 | (22.7) | 117 | (31.0) | 245 | (26.8) |
| Conventional antipsychoticb | 5 | (4.8) | 21 | (4.9) | 16 | (4.2) | 42 | (4.6) |
| Acetylcholinesterase inhibitorc | 14 | (13.5) | 100 | (23.2) | 88 | (23.3) | 202 | (22.1) |
| Antidepressants, not tricyclic antidepressantd | 24 | (23.1) | 70 | (16.2) | 59 | (15.6) | 153 | (16.7) |
| Tricyclic antidepressant | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (1.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (0.6) |
| Memantine | 13 | (12.5) | 63 | (14.6) | 38 | (10.1) | 114 | (12.5) |
| Antianxiety medicatione | 8 | (7.7) | 41 | (9.5) | 35 | (9.3) | 84 | (9.2) |
| Anticonvulsantf | 10 | (9.6) | 34 | (7.9) | 25 | (6.6) | 69 | (7.6) |
| Total | 104 | 432 | 378 | 914 | ||||
a
Includes 40 patients who also added antidepressants, antianxiety, anticholinesterase, anticonvulsant, memantine, conventional antipsychotics, or two atypical antipsychotics.
b
Includes six patients who also added antidepressant, antianxiety, anticonvulsant, or memantine.
c
Includes 16 patients who also added memantine.
d
Includes 12 patients who also added antianxiety, anticholinesterase, anticonvulsant, or memantine.
e
Includes five patients who also added anticholinesterase or anticonvulsant.
f
Includes one patient who also added memeatine.