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A Naturalistic, Non-interventional Investigation of the Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics and Prescription Patterns in Patients With Psychotic Disorders at a Tertiary Care Facility in South Asia.
Curēus 2024 Februrary
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the trends in the sociodemographic, clinical, and prescription characteristics of patients with psychotic illnesses seen in the outpatient psychiatry department of a tertiary care facility.
METHODS: Between March 2021 and April 2022, a cross-sectional, prospective, observational, naturalistic, non-interventional study was conducted. A total of two hundred prescriptions were analyzed. To assess the rationality of prescriptions, World Health Organization (WHO) indicators were also computed.
RESULTS: With a range of 18 to 75 years, the cohort's mean age was 40.26 years, and its average disease duration was 10.75 years. Sixty-seven patients (68.5%) were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Of the 200 prescriptions that were analyzed, 13 antipsychotic prescriptions were written 343 times. Olanzapine was prescribed as an antipsychotic the most frequently (132, 66%), followed by clozapine (75, 37.5%). Haloperidol (41, 20.5%), trifluoperazine (3, 1.5%), loxapine (1, 0.5%), and flupenthixol depot (1, 0.5%) were the most commonly prescribed typical antipsychotics. 91% (181/200) of patients received prescriptions for other drugs in addition to antipsychotics. Trihexyphenidyl (45%), escitalopram (30%), clonazepam (26.5%), sodium valproate (10%), propranolol (10.5%), and modafinil (9.5%) were the most frequently prescribed concurrent medicines. Forty-eight percent (95/200) of prescriptions demonstrated polypharmacy. Among patients, the frequency of antipsychotic prescriptions was 1 in 44% (88/200), 2 in 36.50% (73/200), 3 in 17% (34/200), 4 in 0.5% (1/200), and 5 again in 0.5% (1/200). Conclusions: On average, the cohort of the current study was young. The commonest diagnosis was mainly schizophrenia. Atypical antipsychotics accounted for the majority of antipsychotic prescriptions in the current study. In this study, a high prevalence of polypharmacy was noted.
METHODS: Between March 2021 and April 2022, a cross-sectional, prospective, observational, naturalistic, non-interventional study was conducted. A total of two hundred prescriptions were analyzed. To assess the rationality of prescriptions, World Health Organization (WHO) indicators were also computed.
RESULTS: With a range of 18 to 75 years, the cohort's mean age was 40.26 years, and its average disease duration was 10.75 years. Sixty-seven patients (68.5%) were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Of the 200 prescriptions that were analyzed, 13 antipsychotic prescriptions were written 343 times. Olanzapine was prescribed as an antipsychotic the most frequently (132, 66%), followed by clozapine (75, 37.5%). Haloperidol (41, 20.5%), trifluoperazine (3, 1.5%), loxapine (1, 0.5%), and flupenthixol depot (1, 0.5%) were the most commonly prescribed typical antipsychotics. 91% (181/200) of patients received prescriptions for other drugs in addition to antipsychotics. Trihexyphenidyl (45%), escitalopram (30%), clonazepam (26.5%), sodium valproate (10%), propranolol (10.5%), and modafinil (9.5%) were the most frequently prescribed concurrent medicines. Forty-eight percent (95/200) of prescriptions demonstrated polypharmacy. Among patients, the frequency of antipsychotic prescriptions was 1 in 44% (88/200), 2 in 36.50% (73/200), 3 in 17% (34/200), 4 in 0.5% (1/200), and 5 again in 0.5% (1/200). Conclusions: On average, the cohort of the current study was young. The commonest diagnosis was mainly schizophrenia. Atypical antipsychotics accounted for the majority of antipsychotic prescriptions in the current study. In this study, a high prevalence of polypharmacy was noted.
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