To describe (1) the clinical profiles and the patterns of use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia at risk of nonadherence with oral antipsychotics, and in those who started treatment with LAI antipsychotics, (2) health care resource utilization and associated costs.A total of 597 outpatients with schizophrenia at risk of nonadherence, according to the psychiatrist's clinical judgment, were recruited at 59 centers in a noninterventional prospective observational study of 1-year follow-up when their treatment was modified. In a post hoc analysis, the profiles of patients starting LAI or continuing with oral antipsychotics were described, and descriptive analyses of treatments, health resource utilization, and direct costs were performed in those who started an LAI antipsychotic.Therapy modifications involved the antipsychotic medications in 84.8

作者：Miguel, Bernardo；Luis, San；José M, Olivares；Tatiana, Dilla；Pepa, Polavieja；Inmaculada, Gilaberte；María, Alvarez；Antonio, Ciudad

来源：Patient preference and adherence 2011 年 5卷