Adherence, healthcare resource utilization and Medicaid spending associated with once-monthly paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical antipsychotic treatment among adults recently diagnosed with schizophrenia

Abstract Background Once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M) is a long-acting injectable antipsychotic that may increase adherence rates, reduce hospitalizations, and lower medical costs compared to oral atypical antipsychotics (OAAs) among schizophrenia patients. However, the impact of PP1M in re...

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Main Authors: Dominic Pilon, Erik Muser, Patrick Lefebvre, Rhiannon Kamstra, Bruno Emond, Kruti Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1358-3