UPI

Injected antipsychotics may be more effective against schizophrenia than pills

For people with schizophrenia hospitalized after a psychotic episode, getting a long-acting antipsychotic injection works far better than pills to keep them from returning to hospital care. That's the ...
Medical Xpress

Antipsychotic injections linked to a sharp drop in hospital readmissions

Antipsychotic injections upon hospital discharge were associated with a 75% reduction in 30-day rehospitalizations when compared with oral antipsychotics, according to a Rutgers Health study. The ...
Healio

Long-acting injectable antipsychotics lower hospital readmission rates for schizophrenia

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than 2% of patients who received long-acting injectable antipsychotics were readmitted vs. 8.3% of those ...
STAT

New long-acting injectable helps manage schizophrenia or bipolar I symptoms for two-months

According to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), less than half of all Americans who have a mental disorder get proper treatment, and less than 10% of patients ...
WHYY

Rutgers study finds patients with schizophrenia are less likely to be rehospitalized when given antipsychotic injections

File photo: Dr. Jeanie Tse, chief medical officer at the Institute for Community Living, administers antipsychotic medication to a patient living with schizophrenia in her home, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 ...
Prevention

Everything You Need to Know About Long-Acting Injectable Treatments for Schizophrenia

Even under the best of circumstances, remembering to take a daily pill can be a challenge. For someone living with schizophrenia, it can be especially difficult. That’s because schizophrenia affects ...