Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:850-853
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Penfluridol in the treatment of newly admitted schizophrenic patients in a brief therapy unit
G Chouinard and L Annable
The authors compared penfluridol, a long-acting neuroleptic that can be
administered orally once a week, with chlorpromazine in the treatment of 33
newly admitted schizophrenic patients in a brief therapy unit. Patients
receiving either drug improved enough to be discharged in 3 weeks.
Penfluridol-treated patients experienced less drowsiness than those treated
with chlorpromazine, but the severity of extrapyramidal symptoms appeared
to be greater with penfluridol.
