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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2023

Real-world effectiveness of long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatments in a nationwide cohort of 12,373 patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.

Laurent Boyer, Bruno Falissard, Philippe Nuss, Cedric Collin, Stephanie Duret, Marc Rabbani, Isabelle De Chefdebien, Isabelle Tonelli, Pierre Michel Llorca, Guillaume Fond

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Laurent BoyerCentre for Studies and Research on Health Services and Quality of Life (CEReSS), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-1229-6622
Bruno FalissardUniversite Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Developmental Psychiatry, CESP, Villejuif, France.
Philippe NussAP-HP, Service de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3514-4501
Cedric CollinIQVIA Operations, Paris, France.
Stephanie DuretIQVIA Operations, Paris, France.
Marc RabbaniLundbeck SAS, Puteaux, Paris, France.
Isabelle De ChefdebienLundbeck SAS, Puteaux, Paris, France.
Isabelle TonelliOtsuka Pharmaceutical, Paris, France.
Pierre Michel LlorcaUniversity of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7438-8990
Guillaume FondCentre for Studies and Research on Health Services and Quality of Life (CEReSS), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France. guillaume.fond@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3249-2030
IQVIA (France) · FRAix-Marseille Université · FRAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRCeres · USInserm · FROtsuka (France) · FRUniversité Clermont Auvergne · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This mirror-image study aimed to evaluate the real-life effectiveness of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) in schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia initiating LAIs January 2015-December 2016 were enrolled from the French National Health Data System (SNDS). Standardized mean differences (SMD > 0.1 deemed clinically significant) were calculated for psychiatric healthcare resource utilization measures assessed one year before (during oral AP treatment) and one year after LAI initiation. LAI effectiveness was analyzed overall and by age group, gender and compliance to oral AP, defined as exposure to an AP for at least 80% of the year before LAI initiation. 12,373 patients were included. LAIs were more frequently initiated in men (58.1%), young (18-34 years, 42.0%) and non-compliant (63.7%) patients. LAI initiation was effective in reducing the number and duration of psychiatric hospitalizations and psychiatric emergency department (ED) admissions in non-compliant patients (SMD = -0.19, -0.26 and -0.12, respectively), but not in compliant patients. First-generation LAIs, paliperidone and aripiprazole LAIs reduced psychiatric hospitalizations (SMD = -0.20, -0.24, -0.21, respectively) and ED admissions (SMD = -0.15, -0.13, -0.15, respectively). No differences in effectiveness were found for age or gender. In compliant patients, only aripiprazole LAI reduced the number of psychiatric hospitalizations (SMD = -0.13). Risperidone and paliperidone LAIs increased hospitalization duration (SMD = 0.15 and 0.18, respectively). The prescription of LAIs (except risperidone) should be recommended in all non-compliant patients, even in women and patients aged 35 or older. The lower frequency of administration of LAIs than of oral APs may improve compliance and hence reduce the risk of relapse. Aripiprazole LAI may represent a treatment of choice for compliant patients that should be further investigated.

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Antipsychotic AgentsSchizophreniaAdministration, OralAripiprazoleFemaleHumansInjectionsMalePaliperidone PalmitateRisperidoneAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazolePaliperidone PalmitateRisperidone

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PMID37479781
PMCPMC10730399
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