First-generation versus second-generation antipsychotics in adults: comparative effectiveness.

Abou-Setta AM, Mousavi SS, Spooner C, Schouten JR, Pasichnyk D, Armijo-Olivo S, Beaith A, Seida JC, Dursun S, Newton AS, Hartling L
Record ID 32013000774
English
Authors' objectives: To compare individual first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) with individual second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) in adults (18 to 64 years) with schizophrenia, schizophrenia-related psychoses, or bipolar disorder, with a focus on core illness symptoms, functional outcomes, health care system utilization, and adverse events.
Authors' recommendations: Few differences of clinical importance for outcomes of effectiveness were found. Patient-important outcomes were rarely assessed. Data were sparse for the four key adverse events deemed a priori to be most clinically important.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2012
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
Contact
Organisation Name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Contact Email: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
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