HCP Live (1/31, Derman) reports, “Antipsychotic injections are linked to a 75% reduction in 30-day rehospitalizations compared with other oral antipsychotics, according to a…study.” Investigators came to this conclusion after comparing “30-day readmission rates for all patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder discharged from a single academic hospital from August 2019 – June 2022.” The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Related Links:
— “Antipsychotic Injections for Schizophrenia Linked to Decline in Hospital Readmissions,”Chelsie Derman, HCP Live, January 31, 2024