Why the study?
Patients taking antipsychotic medication risk developing metabolic complications, prompting a comparison of metabolic syndrome and its components between outpatients treated with LAI olanzapine versus risperidone.
Does long acting injectable olanzapine compared to risperidone affect the presence of metabolic syndrome in outpatients with psychosis?
Population
77 outpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
Comparison
LAI olanzapine vs LAI risperidone
Design
Double-center comparative study
Authors
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Comparable MS prevalence with olanzapine versus risperidone LAI; leaves open differential cardiometabolic effects in psychosis.
Does long acting injectable olanzapine compared to risperidone affect the presence of metabolic syndrome in outpatients with psychosis?
In outpatients with psychosis, metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent (58.4%) and related to treatment duration, with risperidone potentially associated with higher rates of hypertension and abdominal obesity compared to olanzapine.
Liana Dehelean (2019) studied this question.