Title: Clinical study of venlafaxine combined with sulpiride in treatment of schizophrenia
Abstract: Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of venlafaxine combined with sulpiride in treatment of schizophrenia.Method:68 schizophrenia patients were divided into two groups randomly,34 were treated with venlafaxine combining sulpiride,34 with risperidone.The period of observation is 8 weeks.positive and negative symptom scale(PANSS),brief psychiatric rating scale(BPRS)and treatment emergent symptom scale(TESS)were used to assess efficacy and safety of the two groups.Results:Effective rates of the two groups were 88.24% and 67.65% respectively(P0.05).Total scores of PANSS and BPRS decreased significantly in both groups after the treatment(P0.05 or P0.01),and venlafaxine combining sulpiride group decreased more.Conclusion:Venlafaxine combining sulpiride is an effective choice in treating positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia with mild side effects
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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