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Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorders

Insights September 21, 2022

LAI Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia: Long-term Outcomes of Early Use

Cheng-Yi Huang, MD

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Using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, Cheng-Yi Huang, MD, explains how he and Su-Chen Fang, PhD, and Yu-Hsuan Joni Shao, PhD, compared long-term effectiveness of switching to long-acting injectable antipsychotics versus remaining on oral antipsychotics. 

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