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Long-acting injectable antipsychotics provide better outcomes in bipolar disorder and older schizophrenia patients

A research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics provide better treatment outcomes than oral…

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A research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, found that long‑acting injectable antipsychotics yield better treatment outcomes than oral antipsychotic medications for patients 65 years and older with schizophrenia. The study compared the two medication routes in this older population and reported superior results for the injectable formulation.

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