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10 mg d for haloperidol within 5 weeks. Simultaneously, current antipsychotic and all other psychotropic medication therapies were gradually decreased. Haloperidoltreated subjects received benztropine mesylate, 2 mg twice daily. Clozapine-treated subjects received matching placebo. To maintain the blind, all subjects had a weekly blood draw. Titration could be slowed or stopped below the target dose if subjects could not tolerate the standard titration schedule because of adverse effects. At the Hillside Hospital and UCLA sites, outpatients were hospitalized for initial dosage titration. At the University of Pittsburgh, subjects recruited as outpatients had initial dosage titration in the community and were seen by research personnel at least 3 times a week for the first 4 weeks of dosage titration. Double-blind treatment continued for up to 29 weeks. Dosage could be increased beyond the target dosage to 800 mg d for clozapine or 16 mg d for haloperidol if symptoms did not improve or if initially controlled symptoms reemerged. Dosage could be reduced to 200 mg d for clozapine or 4 mg d for haloperidol in response to adverse effects. The only other psychotropic medication allowed was lorazepam after the first week. Medication was dispensed labeled with day of the week and morning ; or afternoon ; . Patients returned remaining medication supplies at weekly visits, and pills were counted. Most outpatients in the study lived in supervised settings where medication taking was observed by staff. Family members were questioned about compliance by telephone, if patients lived with them. Ancillary Clinical Services Clinical programs at the centers differed, but all shared a common treatment philosophy, ie, provision of services tailored to patient needs determined by a treatment team. Subjects were seen at least weekly by a research treatment team including a psychiatrist, nurse, and ancillary clinical personnel. Progress and problems were discussed in weekly research team meetings that reviewed recommendations for clinical services and developed strategies for enhancing patient engagement and compliance. Decisions regarding subjects' continued study participation were also made at these meetings. If subjects had clinical treatment teams, they continued to receive services through those teams, and such services were coordinated with the research team. OUTCOME MEASURES Psychopathology was assessed using the BPRS, 19, 20 the Schedule for Assessment of Negative Symptoms SANS ; , 21 and Clinical Global Impressions Scale CGI ; .22 Adverse effects.
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Interestingly, this effect was not mimicked by haloperidol or clozapinr administration although, in a previous report, it has been shown that cpozapine can elevate + 21% ; glur-b immunoreactivity in the hippocampus fitzgerald et al 1995.
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These products claim to exhibit potent antagonist activity at both the dopamine D2 receptor and the 5HT2 receptor sites. This method of action is similar to the new atypicals, olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone. The first of these products is expected to be launched around 2002. Among the most publicised products of this group are iloperidone and fananserin. Iloperidone is a dopamine-D2 5HT2 antagonist, which acts as an antipsychotic via mesolimbic activity. This agent is expected to have a reduced potential for causing extrapyramidal side effects compared with available drugs. Fananserin exhibits long acting and potent receptor binding in radioligand binding studies. In studies the drug potently reduces mescaline- and DOI-induced head twitches. Physicians were mostly aware of iloperidone. Reactions to this product were fairly mixed. One Physician was of the opinion that the product would be well tolerated and could be effective for treating affective, negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Another physician was uncertain how the drug compared with haloperidol due to lack of data available. This physician was however of the view that iloperidone's mode of action could give the drug a similar effect to clozapine and risperidone. Yet another physician was of the opinion that efficacy data regarding iloperidone did not seem very promising. This physician was also sceptical about the claims that the drug had a low associated risk of EPS side effects. The general opinion was that iloperidone would not replace any existing products but may rather be given in combination with classic and atypical antipsychotics since it was considered not to.
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Kane and associates in 1988. In this multisite study, to be classified as treatment-refractory, the following criteria had to be met: 1 ; at least three periods of treatment in the preceding 5 years with antipsychotic agents from at least two chemical classes ; at doses equivalent to or greater than 1000 mg day of chlorpromazine for 6 weeks, each without symptomatic relief, and 2 ; no period of "good" functioning within the preceding 5 years. A second potential limitation of this chlorpromazine clozapine study was that the dose of clozapine was relatively low, whereas that of risperidone dosing was consistent with general recommendations. Other researchers conducted a double-blind study comparing risperidone and haloperidol in patients with treatment-resistant illness as defined by the Kane criteria. Patients were randomized to 4 weeks of treatment with a fixed dose of haloperidol or risperidone followed by a flexible dosing phase for 4 additional weeks. Both medication groups responded based on BPRS scores. The risperidone group was significantly better after the fixed-dose phase. However, this advantage over haloperidol was lost after the flexible dosing stage. Olanzapine has been studied for treatment resistance using the Kane criteria in addition to a 6-week haloperidol lead-in period to confirm treatment resistance. Patients were then randomized to receive either olanzapine 25 mg day or chlorpromazine 1200 mg day. Both drugs were ineffective. Again, further study of atypical agents' effectiveness in treatment-refractory patients is warranted before definitive conclusions and treatment recommendations can be made. Such data may become available from CATIE. For patients who do not respond to multiple antipsychotic agents, use of antipsychotic drugs in combination is expanding. Recent survey data suggest that more than 30% of outpatients could be maintained on antipsychotic drug combinations, including conventional agents with other conventional agents, conventional agents with atypical agents, and atypical agents with other atypical agents. However, there are presently few published data to support this growing practice; most published reports consist of case reports, case series, and small open-label trials. Most reports have involved clozapine in combination with other agents. Current TMAP guidelines for schizophrenia suggest that antipsychotic drug combinations be used only to augment clozapine in cases of partial response Figure 1-1, Stage 5a ; or in cases of non-response to clozapine. The Expert Consensus Guidelines suggest adding an atypical agent to a conventional agent as a second-line treatments in patients who continue to have prominent positive symptoms after an adequate trial of a conventional agent as well as an atypical agent. Antipsychotic polypharmacy may contribute to further problems with drug therapy, including the loss of benefit of the atypical agent in cases of combinations with conventional agents ; , drug interactions, greater side effect burden, noncompliance, and increased drug costs. Other therapeutic agents, such as mood stabilizers e.g., valproic acid ; , also are being added in cases of inadequate response with varying success. In general, drug combinations should be considered "last resort" measures until further data are available. Some combination therapy has resulted from the Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program, 4th Edition 115.
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