Rapid initiation of quetiapine well tolerated as compared with the conventional initiation regimen in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders

A 2-week, randomized, parallel-group open trial was designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a rapid initiation regimen with a higher dose of quetiapine (up to 800 mg/d by Day 4) than that used in the conventional initiation regimen of quetiapine (up to 400 mg/d by Day 5) in patients with...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Cheng Hsiao, Kun-Po Chen, Chang-Jer Tsai, Liang-Jen Wang, Chih-Ken Chen, Shih-Ku Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-11-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X11001355