In-Hospital Use of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics and Readmission Risk in Patients With First-Admission Schizophrenia in Taiwan
Wei Chen,
Chi-Shin Wu,
Chen-Chung Liu
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceLong-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) can help decrease the rate of nonadherence to medications in patients with schizophrenia, but these drugs are underutilized in clinical practice, especially in Asian countries. One strategy for the early prescription of LAIs is to administer the drugs during patients’ first admission, when they have more time to absorb medication-related knowledge.ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for in-hospital use of LAIs among first-admission pati… Show more
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