[Prescribing practices of second generation antipsychotics in hospital units].
BACKGROUND
Few studies described the actual prescribing practices of second-generation antipsychotics and their adherence to the guidelines.


METHODS
Our study included 90 patients among whom was prescribed a second-generation antipsychotic in our hospital between May 3rd and June 27th 2004.


RESULTS
The proportion of each prescribed drug was: olanzapine, 57%; risperidone, 28%; amisulpride, 13%; and clozapine, 2%. Schizophrenia and other psychoses represented 75% of the treatment indications. Achievement of the pretherapeutic exams ranged from 23% for serum lipids to 96% for blood pressure. The initial dose was that recommended in 73% of the patients.


CONCLUSIONS
The significant part of the prescription of olanzapine is shown in 2004 in our hospital. Guidelines appear respected except for some pretherapeutic exams.
Service Pharmacie, CHS de La Chartreuse, Dijon, France. mathieu.boulin@ch-beaune.fr
Mathieu
M
Boulin
Souad
S
Maach
Dominique
D
Serot
Pascale
P
Martin
Brigitte
B
Alizon
Jean-Louis
JL
Vailleau
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents