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“The Efficacy and Safety of Aripiprazole and Paliperidone 1 and 3-Month Long-Acting Preparations During The Maintenance of Schizophrenia in Clinical Practice”
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  • Gokce Saridogan,
  • Neset Nesetoglu,
  • Sema Ketenci,
  • Nazife Acet,
  • Duri Sehvar Unal,
  • Mehmet Zafer Goren
Gokce Saridogan
Istanbul Erenkoy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital

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Neset Nesetoglu
Istanbul University
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Sema Ketenci
Atlas University
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Nazife Acet
Istanbul Medeniyet University
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Duri Sehvar Unal
Istanbul University
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Mehmet Zafer Goren
Marmara University School of Medicine
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Abstract

Aim: To our knowledge; this is the first study that compared the efficacy and safety of aripiprazole 1-month and paliperidone 1-month and paliperidone 3-month long-acting forms preparations as well as plasma drug levels during the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in the real world. Method: In our study, subjects were evaluated every month for four months with relevant psychiatric measures and plasma drug levels. Follow-up days were determined as days 0, 30, 60, and 90. Plasma drug levels of the treatments were analyzed by using LC/MS-MS. Results: No superiority was observed between the groups regarding PANSS positive and general psychopathology (p>0.05). It was observed that PANSS negative and total scores were statistically lower in the aripiprazole once-monthly group than in the paliperidone 3-month preparations (p<0.05). We observed that Quality of Life Scale interpersonal relations scores, the aripiprazole 1-month group exhibited higher scores than both of the paliperidone groups. Aripiprazole 1-month group scored higher than the paliperidone 1-month group in the intrapsychic foundations subscale (p<0.05). No significant difference was observed between extrapyramidal adverse effect, akathisia, and insight levels among the three groups (p>0.05). Aripiprazole 1- month group scored significantly lower than both paliperidone groups in the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (p<0.001). Aripiprazole metabolite was negatively correlated with depressive symptoms in the Calgary Depression Assessment Scale in Schizophrenia (p<0.05) and the Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (p<0.05). Conclusion: Aripiprazole once-monthly showed superiority in efficacy aspects to PP3M but not PP1M and similar safety with both paliperidone formulations.