Combined therapy with low-potency neuroleptic levomepromazine as an adjunct to haloperidol for agitated patients with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia

European Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 380-381

  Higashima, Masato ^a   Takeda, Tsutomu ^a   Nagasawa, Tatsuya ^a   Hirao, Naohisa ^a   Oka, Takashi ^a   Nakamura, Mitsuhiko ^a   Kitamura, Maki ^a   Koshino, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agitation; Antipsychotic drug; Levomepromazine; Polypharmacy; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BIPERIDEN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTRIMEPRAZINE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 4444345535     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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