Fluphenazine outpatient clinics: a pharmacist's role.
Twenty-five schizophrenic outpatients were treated in a pharmacist-administered fluphenazine decanoate clinic for periods of up to 1 year. These patients had a significantly lower rehospitalization rate, a decrease in medication related side effects, and showed improvement in functional capacity. The results suggest that a pharmacist can be clinically beneficial to schizophrenic outpatients and may help to reduce the cost of treatment programs.
D000328:Adult; D005476:Fluphenazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010359:Patient Readmission; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
D005476:Fluphenazine