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Reducing the stigma of long acting injectable antipsychotics - current concepts and future developments
David M Taylor1,2, Sitaram Velaga3, Ursula Werneke4
1a Pharmacy Department Denmark Hill , Maudsley Hospital , London , UK.
Background:
Long acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI-APs) are considered a major advance in psychiatric treatment concerning treatment adherence and outcomes. Yet, both, doctors and patients remain sceptical.
Aim:
To explain the rationale for using LAI-APs, review their effectiveness and explore barriers to use.
Method:
Clinical overview of LAI-APs from the patient and doctor's perspective.
Results:
LAI-APs were developed to increase adherence to treatment, thereby improving treatment outcomes. LAI-APs may reduce the risk of relapse and hospitalisation. Yet, the evidence from the few meta-analyses available remains weak. Both patients and doctors may associate LAI-APs with stigma and coercion. Current means of improving adherence include more focus on the therapeutic relationship, better information, adverse effects minimisation and half-life extension of LAI-APs. Future means of improving adherence include novel administration techniques that abolish the need for injection.
Conclusions:
For both, clinicians and drug developers, drug adherence remains a major target for improving treatment outcomes.
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