Susana Barbosa Ribeiro1, Aurigena Antunes de Araújo2, Caroline Addison Xavier Medeiros3, Katarina Melo Chaves4, Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa Alves4, Antonio Gouveia Oliveira5, Rand Randall Martins6. 1. Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. 2. Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. 3. Postgraduate Programs in Biological Science/Postgraduate Programs RENORBIO, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. 4. Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. 5. Pharmacy Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. 6. Pharmacy Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. randrandall@gmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with the occurrence of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) in users of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA). METHODS: Observational cross-sectional study based on a random sample of subjects from three outpatient clinics. Inclusion criteria were age between 18 and 65 years, of both genders, with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and under the use of a single SGA agent. Subjects who had received i.m. long-acting antipsychotics in the past were excluded. The families of eligible patients were contacted by phone and, if willing to participate in the study, a household visit was scheduled. Informed consent was obtained from all study subjects and their next of kin. The risk of EPS associated with sociodemographic, clinical features and medications used was analyzed by logistic regression. RESULTS: The study population consisted of 213 subjects. EPS were observed in 38.0% of subjects. The more commonly used SGA were olanzapine (76, 35.7%), risperidone (74, 34.3%), quetiapine (26, 12.2%), and ziprasidone (23, 10.8%). Among the drugs used as adjunctive therapy for schizophrenia, benzodiazepines were the most prevalent (31.5%), followed by carbamazepine (24.4%) and antidepressants (20.2%). Multivariate analysis showed that the risk of EPS was associated with the use of carbamazepine (odds ratio 3.677, 95% CI 1.627-8.310). We found no evidence that the type of SGA modified the risk of EPS. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of EPS in SGA users is a common finding, with no difference of antipsychotics studied in relation to the risk of extrapyramidal manifestations. The adjunctive use of carbamazepine may predispose the user of SGA to the occurrence of EPS.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with the occurrence of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) in users of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA). METHODS: Observational cross-sectional study based on a random sample of subjects from three outpatient clinics. Inclusion criteria were age between 18 and 65 years, of both genders, with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and under the use of a single SGA agent. Subjects who had received i.m. long-acting antipsychotics in the past were excluded. The families of eligible patients were contacted by phone and, if willing to participate in the study, a household visit was scheduled. Informed consent was obtained from all study subjects and their next of kin. The risk of EPS associated with sociodemographic, clinical features and medications used was analyzed by logistic regression. RESULTS: The study population consisted of 213 subjects. EPS were observed in 38.0% of subjects. The more commonly used SGA were olanzapine (76, 35.7%), risperidone (74, 34.3%), quetiapine (26, 12.2%), and ziprasidone (23, 10.8%). Among the drugs used as adjunctive therapy for schizophrenia, benzodiazepines were the most prevalent (31.5%), followed by carbamazepine (24.4%) and antidepressants (20.2%). Multivariate analysis showed that the risk of EPS was associated with the use of carbamazepine (odds ratio 3.677, 95% CI 1.627-8.310). We found no evidence that the type of SGA modified the risk of EPS. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of EPS in SGA users is a common finding, with no difference of antipsychotics studied in relation to the risk of extrapyramidal manifestations. The adjunctive use of carbamazepine may predispose the user of SGA to the occurrence of EPS.
Authors: J C Martín Muñoz; A V Moriñigo Domínguez; I Mateo Martín; I Guajardo-Fajardo Ibarra; D Noval Lamos Journal: Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines Date: 1992 Jan-Feb