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Switching to Aripiprazole May Reduce Metabolic Risk in patients with Schizophrenia

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Post  Admin Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:59 pm

May 25, 2011 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — Switching from the atypical antipsychotics olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone to the atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole may reduce metabolic risk in patients with schizophrenia, new research suggests.

Scott Stroup, MD, MPH, director of the Program for Intervention Effectiveness Research at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City

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"The commonly used antipsychotic medications are associated with metabolic problems that are risk factors for cardiovascular disease [CVD]. And we know that people with schizophrenia are dying prematurely from CVD. So we wanted to try and find solutions to that problem," Dr. Stroup said.

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