Safety and tolerability of switching to asenapine from other antipsychotic agents: pooled results from two randomized multicenter trials in stable patients with persistent negative symptoms in schizophrenia

Pilar Cazorla,1 Mary Mackle,2 Jun Zhao,2 Xianwei Ha,2 Armin Szegedi21Formerly, Merck Rahway, 2Merck, Rahway, NJ, USABackground: In clinical practice, clinicians often need to switch antipsychotic medications in patients with schizophrenia to optimize treatment outcomes. Here, we describe the safety...

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Main Authors: Mackle M, Cazorla P, Zhao J, Ha X, Szegedi A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012-06-01
Series:Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/safety-and-tolerability-of-switching-to-asenapine-from-other-antipsych-a10116