title: Pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia: the American current status.
abstract: This is a review paper covering the American current status of pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia. The author lists all available antipsychotic agents on the market in the United States and describes the American prescribing pattern of antipsychotic agents. This includes a brief history of antipsychotic use in America, acute treatment and chronic maintenance with antipsychotic drugs, the recent advent of atypical antipsychotic agents, and management of antipsychotic-induced side-effects. The characteristics of prescribing American antipsychotics in America are described, and they are then compared with Japanese prescribing practices. The author also makes brief remarks about the uncovered issues in antipsychotic pharmacotherapy and about atypical antipsychotic agents in the context of the future pharmaceutical development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO 63104.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents