Prescribing Patterns For All Types Of Psychotropic Medications For Consumers With Schizophrenia Varied Across States
Prescribing patterns in the United States varied widely across the states for psychotropic medications prescribed to adult Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Psychotropic medications include long-acting injectable (LAIs) antipsychotics, oral clozapine, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and benzodiazepine. Of the 357,914 people whose data was included in the analysis, 85% were prescribed and filled a prescription for an antipsychotic of any type.
Across the states, the percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia who filled a psychotropic prescription for 15 or …
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