Prescription Trends in Schizophrenia and Manic Depressive Psychosis

ABSTRACT

The prospective study was carried out by collecting and evaluating prescriptions trends in schizophrenia and manic depressive psychosis in Outpatient in Government Psychiatry Hospital, Jammu. The present study indicated nitrazepam & parkinforte (Trifluperazine + chlorpromazine + Trihexphenidyl ) to be the most preferred drug for treatment of schizophrenia whereas nitrazepam and lithium for manic depressive psychosis. The present study suggests that prescriptions of our hospital are rational and includes drug therapy as per standard treatment guidelines (2002) of WHO.