Sulpiride and Haloperidol in Schizophrenia: A Double-blind Cross-over Study of Therapeutic Effect, Side Effects and Plasma Concentrations
@article{Gerlach1985SulpirideAH, title={Sulpiride and Haloperidol in Schizophrenia: A Double-blind Cross-over Study of Therapeutic Effect, Side Effects and Plasma Concentrations}, author={Jes Gerlach and Kirsten Behnke and Jon Heltberg and E. Munk‐Andersen and Henrik Nielsen}, journal={British Journal of Psychiatry}, year={1985}, volume={147}, pages={283 - 288} }
Summary In a double-blind cross-over trial, 20 chronic schizophrenic patients were treated with sulpiride and haloperidol in two 12-week periods. The final median dose of sulpiride was 2000 mg/day (range 800–3200) and of haloperidol 12 mg/day (range 6–24). Sulpiride had an antipsychotic effect and therapeutic profile not significantly different from that of haloperidol. In spite of the high doses of sulpiride, extrapyramidal side-effects were seen less frequently during the first four weeks of…
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